Surname Birk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Birk families are predominantly Croats (from Labin area ), rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ivanic-Grad.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Birk live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Lazarici in Labin area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Birk (including: Birch , Birck , Birche , Bierk , Bierck , Byrk , Birci , Bircz and Birc ) is present in 108 countries worldwide. The family name "Birk " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 6000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Denmark. "Bierk " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Birck " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Bojan Birk, Vinko Birk, Branko Birk, Vilma Birk, Žarko Birk, Dieter Birk, Paolo Birk, Mirjana Birk, Marko Birk, Milica Birk, Ana Birk, Aleksandar Birk, Marija Birk, Ružica Birk, Tina Birk, Martin Birk, Ankica Birk, Leon Birk, Bernarda Birk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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