Mrkoci families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.
Prevalence
About 240 people with faimily name Mrkoci live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (95), Mace in Zlatar area (50), Poznanovec in Lepoglava area (30), Zlatar (30), and in Rovinj (10).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (1), and to Sweden (1). Family name Mrkoci is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Mrkoci " is used by small number of people in Sweden , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.
