In Croatia, Essert families are generally Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and on Peljesac Peninsula.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Essert live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Vinkovci (<10), Ston on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Sveta Nedelja in Samobor area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Essert is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Essert " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Hessert " is used by some 300 people in the United States and about 100 in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
