Surname Gerza in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gerza families are Croats (from Koprivnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gerza live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Koprivnica (<5) and Veliki Otok in Koprivnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gerza is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Gerza " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasna Gerza, Snježana Gerza, Vlado Gerza, Danijel Gerza, Ivan Gerza, Božica Gerza, Klara Gerza, Josip Gerza, Alojz Gerza, Antonija Gerza, Gjuro Gerza, Ignat Gerza, Margareta Gerza, Viktor Gerza, Đuro Gerza, Štefica Gerza

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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