Surname Mrković in modern Croatia

Mrković families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. According to some sources they are from Sibenik area, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Split. In Perković in Sibenik every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Mrković.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Mrković live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Split (15), Sibenik (15), Vodice (15), and in Antunovac in Osijek area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mrković (including: Mrkovic , Merkovich , Mrkovich , Mrckovic , Merkovic and Merkowich ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. "Merkovich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Merkowich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boško Mrković, Ksenija Mrković, Romana Mrković, Tomislav Mrković, Dragica Mrković, Dušan Mrković, Ana Mrković, Ante Mrković, Mato Mrković, Lazar Mrković, Josip Mrković, Nikica Mrković, Damir Mrković, Irena Mrković, Alenka Mrković, Lidija Mrković, Jakov Mrković, Ljubiša Mrković, Seida Mrković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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