Surname Muškardin in modern Croatia

Muškardin families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Losinj. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Losinj. In Ustrine on the Island of Losinj every fourth inhabitant had the family name Muškardin.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Muškardin live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Rijeka (40), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (20), Cres on the Island of Cres (20), Ustrine on the Island of Losinj (10), and in Moscenicka Draga in Opatija area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (16), Australia (3), and to Canada (2).
Family name Muškardin (including: Muskardin , Muscardin ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Muskardin " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Germany. "Muscardin " is used by some 60 people in South Africa , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Tatjana Muškardin, Mario Muškardin, Nensi Muškardin, Dragica Muškardin, Tea Muškardin, Patrik Muškardin, Aleksandar Muškardin, Boris Muškardin, Ivan Muškardin, Toniana Muškardin, Željko Muškardin, Feručo Muškardin, Biljana Muškardin, Karmelo Muškardin, Silvana Muškardin, Igor Muškardin, Dijana Muškardin, Ljiljana Muškardin, Lučano Muškardin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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