Surname Muretić in modern Croatia

Muretić families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovsko. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Vrbovsko.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Muretić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Sisak (10), Veliki Jadrc (10), Osijek (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Muretić (including: Muretic , Muretich ) is present in five countries on three continents. "Muretich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Želimir Muretić, Krešimir Muretić, Tatjana Muretić, Daniela Muretić, Milena Muretić, Željko Muretić, Zdravka Muretić, Gordana Muretić, Vladimir Muretić, Snježana Muretić, Tomislav Muretić, Božica Muretić, Slavica Muretić, Jadranka Muretić, Josip Muretić, Franjo Muretić, Dragutin Muretić, Ivan Muretić, Stjepan Muretić

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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