Surname Germ in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Germ families are Croats (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bjelovar area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Germ live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Kapela in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Samobor (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Germ (including: Gehrm , Gherm ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Germ " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Gehrm " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ksenija Germ, Rudolf Germ, Mario Germ, Marko Germ, Martin Germ, Mateja Germ, Zvonko Germ, Richard Germ, Maja Germ, Željko Germ, Thomas Germ, Marina Germ, Fridrih Germ, Nevenka Germ, Miljenko Germ, Barbara Germ, Lucija Germ, Gabrijel Germ, Ivka Germ

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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