Surname Gerek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gerek families are almost entirely Croats (from Klanjec area ), barely Hungarians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Gerek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Zabok (<5), Ravna Gora in Delnice area (<5), and in Trsteno (<5) and Glogovec Zagorski (<5) in Klanjec area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Gerek (including: Gerec , Gerecz , Gerecs , Gereci , Gereec , Gerechko , Gerrek , Gerechka and Gereck ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. "Gereck " is used by few people in the United States. "Gerrek " is used by some 70 people in Japan and small number in the United States. "Gerechka " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijo Gerek, Alen Gerek, Stjepan Gerek, Nikola Gerek, Dražen Gerek, Suzana Gerek, Josip Gerek, Vedrana Gerek, Ivanka Gerek, Biserka Gerek, Vlasta Gerek, Siniša Gerek, Gordana Gerek, Ivan Gerek, Nikolina Gerek, Marija Gerek, Marijan Gerek, Dragutin Gerek, Dragica Gerek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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