Surname Berić in modern Croatia

Berić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Zagreb. In Golinjevo in Western Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Berić.

Prevalence

About 740 people with faimily name Berić live in Croatia today, in 330 households. There were 950 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 41 cities and 86 other places, mostly in Zagreb (165), Rijeka (40), Novska (30), Ljupina (30), and in Nova Gradiska (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United Kingdom (5), South Africa (4), Germany (4), Switzerland (3), the United States (2), Austria (1), the Netherlands (1), and to Spain (1).
Family name Berić (including: Berich , Berrich , Berrick , Berick , Beric , Berichi , Berric , Berici , Bericha and Beriche ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Beric " is used by some 80 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Berich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Thailand , and small number of people in Australia. "Berick " is used by some 200 people in Tanzania , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Stankica Berić, Zlatko Berić, Miroslav Berić, Goran Berić, Jadranka Berić, Željko Berić, Borislav Berić, Branko Berić, Mario Berić, Zdravko Berić, Darko Berić, Ivica Berić, Mladen Berić, Zrinka Berić, Alojzije Berić, Slavko Berić, Ante Berić, Željka Berić, Ljubica Berić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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