Matić

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Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Матић, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [mǎːtitɕ]) is a common Croatian or Serbian surname. It is a patronymic name of Mate, the Croatian, or Matija, both Croatian and Serbian variants of the Latin name Mathaeus, English Matthew.[1] According to Croatian genealogy, the surname Matić is typical of Croat ethnicity, but it is carried by Serbian and Bosnian people as well.[1]

Matić is the most common surname in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia, and among the most frequent ones in another three counties.[2]

Notable people with the name include:

* Bojan Matić (born 1991) is, Serbian footballer
* Darko Matić (born 1980) is, Bosnian-born Croatian footballer
* Dimitrije Matić (1821–1884), Serbian politician
* Dušan Matić (1898–1980), Serbian surrealist poet
* Igor Matić (born 1981) is, Serbian footballer
* Ivan Matić (born 1971), Croatian former footballer, now a manager
* Nemanja Matić (born 1988), Serbian footballer
* Peter Matić (1937–2019), Austrian actor and voice actor
* Saša Matić (born 1978), Bosnian Serb singer
* Stipe Matić (born 1979) is, Croatian footballer
* Uroš Matić (born 1990), Serbian footballer
* Veselin Matić (born 1960), Serbian basketball coach
* Zoran Matić (born 1944), Yugoslav football coach

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Lidija Sambunjak. "Most common Croatian surnames". Croatian genealogy web site. Retrieved 2012-10-19. "Sources: Petar Šimunović, Hrvatska prezimena, Golden Marketing-Tehnička knjiga, Zagreb, 2006; Enciklopedija hrvatskih prezimena, Nacionalni rodoslovni centar, 2008"
2. ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

Surname list

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