Surname Šorli in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šorli families are almost entirely Croats (from Vinkovci area ), barely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Sisak.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Šorli live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Vinkovci (10), Novo Selo (<10), Zagreb (<10), Mirkovci (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šorli (including: Sorli , Sorlie , Shorli , Soerlie , Schorli , Sorly and Soerli ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Sorli " is used by some 900 people in Spain , about 200 in France , and some 200 people in the United States. "Sorlie " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Norway , and small number of people in Thailand. "Sorly " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Šorli, Igor Šorli, Štefica Šorli, Željka Šorli, Stjepan Šorli, Vlado Šorli, Ivica Šorli, Dragica Šorli, Željko Šorli, Branka Šorli, Albina Šorli, Zlatko Šorli, Jadranka Šorli, Dajana Šorli, Ljubka Šorli, Tanja Šorli, Jurij Šorli, Višnja Šorli, Zdenko Šorli

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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