Surname Čerkez in modern Croatia

Čerkez families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Gradacac area). In Čerigaj in Herzegovina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Čerkez.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Čerkez live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Zupanja (20), Sesvete (20), Celine (20), and in Makarska (15).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (1), Austria (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Čerkez (including: Cherkez , Cerkez , Cerchez and Cherchez ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Cerkez " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 60 in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Ninoslav Čerkez, Velimir Čerkez, Božo Čerkez, Gojko Čerkez, Vladimir Čerkez, Zlatko Čerkez, Josip Čerkez, Dragica Čerkez, Branko Čerkez, Stjepan Čerkez, Draženka Čerkez, Ismeta Čerkez, Ante Čerkez, Finka Čerkez, Andrija Čerkez, Nera Čerkez, Ivo Čerkez, Jadranka Čerkez, Sandra Čerkez

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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