Gerovac families are Croats and they are mostly from Senj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj area and in Zagreb. In Gorica in Duga Resa every fifth inhabitant had the family name Gerovac.
Prevalence
About 220 people with faimily name Gerovac live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Ogulin (25), Karlovac (20), Osijek (20), and in Otocac (15).
Outside Croatia
At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Canada (2), and to Germany (2). Family name Gerovac is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Gerovac " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
