Croatian Heraldry

By

Adam S. Eterovich

MARINKOVIC---MARINKOVICH---MARINCOVICH

Marinkovich is probably the son of Marin or Marinko and is a very popular and numerous name in Croatia. It is found in great numbers on the islands of Vis and Brac, Zadar district, Split and in the Lika district of Croatia.

Arms were granted to the brothers Marinkovich by Kaiser Maxmilian II in 1569 as a captain of the Uskoks. The Uskoks actually operated as pirates and plundered Venetian shipping for many years, this was in the interest of Austria.

Mateo Marinkovich had the famed Delmonico Restaurant at Treasure City, Nevada in 1864. This town in the Nevada desert, now a ghost town, boasted of a Delmonico Restaurant serving oysters, eggs and wines, with private rooms for ladies. Mateo Marinkovich and Koschina were from the island of Brac. Peter Marinkovich had a restaurant in Los Angeles in 1875 and the United States Restaurant at Portland, Oregon in 1883. John Marinkovich operated the Overland Chophouse at San Jose, California in 1878. George Marinkovich was goldmining on the Calaveras in California in 1852.

Mateo Marincovich is found at Mobile Bay, Alabama in 1862 fishing; Joseph Marinkovich was an oysterman in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1874; Blas, Nikola and Vincent Marinkovich were fishing at San Francisco, California in the early 1870’s; Anton, M., Pete, Vincent and Vicko Marinkovich were fishing the San Pedro area of California at the turn of the century while Jerry Marinkovich had a Fish Company in San Pedro, California. Andrew, Antonio, Nikola and Paul Marincovich were fishing in Astoria, Oregon at the turn of the century while Nikola and Peter were fishing in Washington State. Jack Marincovich, of recent times, was running the Columbia River Fishermen’s Protective Union out of Astoria, Oregon.

The Marinkovich clan, not a bad lot, went from piracy to gold to restaurants and fishing.

Courtesy of the Croatian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, 2527 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, California, 94070. Phone: 650-592-1190; E-Mail croatians@aol.com; Web www.croatians.com. Adam S. Eterovich.