Surname Derkos in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Derkos live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Virovitica (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sesvete (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Derkos is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Derkos " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Derkosh " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davorka Derkos, Zdenka Derkos, Davorin Derkos, Ivan Derkos, Dražen Derkos, Nina Derkos, Matija Derkos, Ljubica Derkos, Marin Derkos, Franjo Derkos, Antun Derkos, Anka Derkos, Josip Derkos, Angela Derkos, Zlatko Derkos, Ildika Derkos, Silvano Derkos, Marijana Derkos, Laura Derkos

Mentions in sources

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

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