Mrkobrad families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Obrovac area. In Utinja Vrelo in Duga Resa area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Mrkobrad.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Mrkobrad live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Utinja Vrelo in Duga Resa area (15), Zadar (10), Obrovac (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Australia (3), the United States (2), Canada (1), and to France (1). Family name Mrkobrad is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Mrkobrad " is used by small number of people in Hungary and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
