Surname Murtić in modern Croatia

Murtić families are generally Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), less frequently Bosniaks (also from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Velika Kladusa area) and in Zagreb. In Donja Slapnica in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Murtić.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Murtić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Labin (15), Siroka Rijeka in Duga Resa area (10), Split (<10), and in Petrinja (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Murtić (including: Murtic , Murtich and Murthick ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Murtic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Malaysia. "Murthick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Murtić, Zerina Murtić, Ranko Murtić, Željana Murtić, Jasminko Murtić, Huse Murtić, Zdenko Murtić, Djenan Murtić, Edo Murtić, Sakib Murtić, Senad Murtić, Jasmin Murtić, Sanela Murtić, Edis Murtić, Jadran Murtić, Selmira Murtić, Vesna Murtić, Suada Murtić, Blaženka Murtić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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