Surname Mrkonić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mrkonić families are predominantly Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Zupanja area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Mrkonić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and 6 other places, mostly in Gunja in Zupanja area (15), Bacin Dol in Nova Gradiska area (15), Ernestinovo in Osijek area (10), Soljani in Zupanja area (<10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mrkonić (including: Mrkonic , Mrkonich ) is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Mrkonic " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Mrkonich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Mrkonić, Jela Mrkonić, Magdalena Mrkonić, Marija Mrkonić, Matija Mrkonić, Željko Mrkonić, Josip Mrkonić, Ljuban Mrkonić, Stjepan Mrkonić, Željka Mrkonić, Davor Mrkonić, Katarina Mrkonić, Dragan Mrkonić, Jelena Mrkonić, Nevenka Mrkonić, Berislav Mrkonić, Zdravko Mrkonić, Brigita Mrkonić, Suzana Mrkonić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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