Surname Gerlih in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gerlih families are Croats (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gerlih live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Racinovci in Zupanja area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gerlih (including: Gerlich , Görlich , Gerlicher , Gehrlich and Gherlih ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Gerlich " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 200 people in Poland. "Gerlicher " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Gehrlich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Antun Gerlih, Dragomir Gerlih, Anamarija Gerlih, Vladimir Gerlih, Branka Gerlih, Kata Gerlih, Katica Gerlih, Manda Gerlih

Mentions in sources

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.

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