Surname Šerer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šerer families are almost entirely Croats (from Slatina area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Pozega. In Mačkovac in Slatina area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Šerer.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šerer live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and two other places, mostly in Slatina (15), Kuzmica (10), Zadar (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Baska Voda in Makarska area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šerer (including: Scherer , Sherer , Serer , Scheurer , Schaerer , Sehrer , Szerer , Shaerer , Shnerer and Shierer ) is present in 102 countries worldwide. "Sherer " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in Russian Federation. "Scherer " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 30000 in Brazil , and some 20000 people in the United States. "Sehrer " is used by some 90 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and some 70 people in Japan.

Characteristic first names

Dario Šerer, Alen Šerer, Christian Šerer, Željka Šerer, Goran Šerer, Stevo Šerer, Ivica Šerer, Zvonko Šerer, Đurđica Šerer, Mateo Šerer, Darko Šerer, Igor Šerer, Ana Šerer, Đorđe Šerer, Dragutin Šerer, Aleksandar Šerer, Lidia Šerer, Silvana Šerer, Žaklina Šerer

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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