Surname Erić in modern Croatia

Erić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Valpovo area. According to some sources they are from Boksis near Nasice, Eric near Perusic, or Herzegovina, but often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Osijek. In Tumare in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Erić.

Prevalence

About 400 people with faimily name Erić live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 36 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Borovo in Vukovar area (65), Bizovac in Valpovo area (50), Markusica in Vinkovci area (30), and in Vukovar (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Erić (including: Eric , Erich , Erick , Erichs , Erici , Erics , Eriche , Ericho , Ericha and Eriech ) is present in 150 countries worldwide. "Erich " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in Austria , and some 800 people in the United States. "Eriech " is used by few people in the United States. "Erics " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Latvia.

Characteristic first names

Željko Erić, Silvio Erić, Mirna Erić, Marija Erić, Božidar Erić, Marica Erić, Janko Erić, Kornelija Erić, Mirko Erić, Marijana Erić, Čedo Erić, Milojko Erić, Roko Erić, Mirka Erić, Ljudevit Erić, Darko Erić, Finka Erić, Ines Erić, Marin Erić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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