Surname Škrlj in modern Croatia

Škrlj families are Croats and they are mostly from Buzet area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Škrlj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Gracisce in Pazin area (25), Lupoglav in Buzet area (15), Kastav (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Buzet (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škrlj (including: Schärli , Scherly , Scharly , Schrli , Skrlj , Skerlj , Skerly , Skrly , Scharli and Schorli ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. "Skerlj " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Skerly " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Scharli " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Škrlj, Ensi Škrlj, Elvis Škrlj, Nives Škrlj, Karmen Škrlj, Dijana Škrlj, Mladenka Škrlj, Kristina Škrlj, Edvin Škrlj, Pino Škrlj, Dejan Škrlj, Miran Škrlj, Đino Škrlj, Lucijana Škrlj, Elida Škrlj, Fabijan Škrlj, Anton Škrlj, Slavica Škrlj, Dragana Škrlj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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