Surname Ernješ in modern Croatia

Ernješ families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Osijek. In Koritna in Djakovo area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Ernješ.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Ernješ live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 9 other places, mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (15), in Semeljci (15) and Gorjani (10) in Djakovo area, Nasice (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ernješ (including: Ernjes , Ernyes and Ernies ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. "Ernies " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slaven Ernješ, Ivan Ernješ, Josip Ernješ, Danijel Ernješ, Marija Ernješ, Verica Ernješ, Ivo Ernješ, Ivanka Ernješ, Miroslav Ernješ, Tomislav Ernješ, Sanja Ernješ, Elvis Ernješ, Igor Ernješ, Gordana Ernješ, Daliborka Ernješ, Antun Ernješ, Andrea Ernješ, Elvira Ernješ, Vinko Ernješ

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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