Surname Muc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Muc families are almost entirely Croats (from Ozalj area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj area and in Karlovac. In Stankovci in Ozalj area every third inhabitant had the family name Muc.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Muc live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 7 other places, mostly in Jurovo (<10) and Mosanci (<10) in Ozalj area, Karlovac (<5), and in Stankovci (<5) and Misinci (<5) in Ozalj area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Muc (including: Mutz , Muz , Mucci , Much , Muetz , Muez , Mucz , Muzz and Muezz ) is present in 98 countries worldwide. "Mutz " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Indonesia. "Muzz " is used by few people in the United States. "Muetz " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Muc, Jure Muc, Dušan Muc, Zlatko Muc, Damir Muc, Vlado Muc, Valentina Muc, Božidar Muc, Branko Muc, Vesna Muc, Jadranka Muc, Zdravko Muc, Boba Muc, Sunčica Muc, Janko Muc, Biserka Muc, Olivera Muc, Marija Muc, Ivan Muc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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