Surname Berci in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Berci families are Croats (from Novigrad area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Novigrad area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Berci live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Kastelir in Novigrad area (<5) and Porec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Berci (including: Berzi , Bercy , Berchie , Bérci , Berchi , Berchy , Berzy and Bercci ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Berci " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Spain. "Berchie " is used by some 2000 people in Ghana , small number in the United States , and small number of people in the Philippines. "Bercy " is used by some 2000 people in Haiti , about 600 in France , and some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lučano Berci, Roberta Berci, Dino Berci, Vito Berci, Mateo Berci, Jadranka Berci, Caterina Berci, Liberato Berci, Pietro Berci, Roberto Berci

Mentions in sources

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

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories