In Croatia, Gerber families are predominantly Croats (from Osijek ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ), and barely Slovaks (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Osijek area. In Vardarac in Osijek area every eightieth inhabitant had the family name Gerber.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Gerber live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Osijek (15), Zagreb (<10), Beli Manastir (<10), Petrijevci in Valpovo area (<5), and in Vukovar (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Gerber (including: Gärber , Gherber ) is present in 117 countries worldwide. The family name "Gerber " is used by some 30000 people in South Africa , about 20000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
