Surname Bert in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bert families are Croats (from Ozalj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bert live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Ribnik in Ozalj area (<10) and Makarska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bert (including: Berthe , Berth , Bertho , Bertha , Berthy , Berthi , Berdt , Bertt and Berrt ) is present in 119 countries worldwide. The family name "Bert " is used by some 5000 people in France , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Berth " is used by some 1000 people in Mali , about 500 in Germany , and some 400 people in the United States. "Berdt " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Bert, Lidija Bert, Ana Bert, Nikola Bert, Marija Bert, Marica Bert, Ljubica Bert, Brigitte Bert, Marijan Bert, Josip Bert, Denis Bert, Pero Bert

Mentions in sources

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

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