Surname Mršić in modern Croatia

Mršić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. According to some sources they are from Mostar (Herzegovina), or Imotske krajine, barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Teslic area) and in Zagreb. In Vlatkovac in Pleternica area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Mršić.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Mršić live in Croatia today, in 690 households. There were 840 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 66 cities and 144 other places, mostly in Zagreb (275), Split (110), Rijeka (105), Biograd na moru (80), and in Zadar (70).

Outside Croatia

At least 33 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (18), the United States (5), Canada (5), France (4), and to Australia (1).
Family name Mršić (including: Mrsic , Mrsich , Mersich , Mersic and Mershich ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Mrsic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in France. "Mrsich " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Mersich " is used by some 100 people in Hungary , about 100 in Austria , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Leo Mršić, Zvonimir Mršić, Andro Mršić, Zoran Mršić, Zdravko Mršić, Đurđica Mršić, Gordana Mršić, Vjekoslav Mršić, Karmen Mršić, Hrvoje Mršić, Damir Mršić, Viviana Mršić, Željko Mršić, Dalibor Mršić, Nataša Mršić, Josip Mršić, Jurica Mršić, Ivo Mršić, Krešimir Mršić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1673 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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