Surname Erlić in modern Croatia

Erlić families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Zadar. In Tinj in Benkovac every fifth inhabitant had the family name Erlić.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Erlić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Polaca in Benkovac area (60), Tinj (55), Zadar (40), Rijeka (25), and in Biograd na moru (20).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Erlić (including: Erlich , Ehrlich , Erlic , Herlich , Erlick , Ehrlick , Erhlich , Herlic , Erliech and Erlicht ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. The family name "Erlic " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Indonesia , small number of people in the United States. "Erlich " is used by some 3000 people in Israel , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Erlick " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Sandro Erlić, Ratko Erlić, Tereza Erlić, Dragan Erlić, Karmen Erlić, Marko Erlić, Marina Erlić, Ivica Erlić, Ljube Erlić, Franko Erlić, Dražen Erlić, Ljiljana Erlić, Anastazija Erlić, Vedran Erlić, Jure Erlić, Nino Erlić, Anamarija Erlić, Jasna Erlić, Miro Erlić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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