Surname Cerić in modern Croatia

Cerić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Omis. According to some sources they are from Donji Miholjac area (Viljevo), often Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Sanski Most area). In Fajtovci in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Cerić.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Cerić live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (100), Osijek (15), Slatina (15), Omis (15), and in Selci Djakovacki (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cerić (including: Ceric , Zeric , Cherici , Cerici , Ceriche , Cherich , Cerick , Cerich , Cherick and Cerizz ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Ceric " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Sweden , and some 100 people in Australia. "Cerich " is used by few people in Chile and few people in the United States. "Zeric " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Željko Cerić, Zlatan Cerić, Ferid Cerić, Irena Cerić, Anita Cerić, Emir Cerić, Senad Cerić, Ružica Cerić, Goran Cerić, Elvir Cerić, Milivoj Cerić, Maja Cerić, Vedran Cerić, Anica Cerić, Igor Cerić, Krunoslav Cerić, Jelena Cerić, Ajla Cerić, Adem Cerić

Mentions in sources

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

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