In Croatia, Berce families are Croats (from Gospic area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Senj.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Berce live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Samobor (<5), and in Perusic in Gospic area (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.