Surname Đerić in modern Croatia

Đerić families can be both Croats (the family name originates from Bjelovar ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Otocac area. In Mihaljevac in Otocac area every third inhabitant had the family name Đerić.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Đerić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Korenica in Otocac area (15), Vukovar (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Sesvete (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Đerić (including: Djeric , Deric , Derick , Derici , Gerich , Derich , Dierich , Geric , Dieric and Djerich ) is present in 107 countries worldwide. The family name "Djeric " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Derich " is used by some 80 people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Djerich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Đerić, Željko Đerić, Gordana Đerić, Darko Đerić, Vesna Đerić, Biljana Đerić, Ivan Đerić, Dubravko Đerić, Vina Đerić, Mira Đerić, Ljerka Đerić, Verica Đerić, Ana Đerić, Mirjana Đerić, Dragoljub Đerić, Ilija Đerić, Milan Đerić, Nikola Đerić, Vlastimir Đerić

Mentions in sources

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

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