Surname Geršić in modern Croatia

Geršić families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Pula.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Geršić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (15), Pula (10), Osijek (<10), Koprivnicki Ivanec in Koprivnica area (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Geršić (including: Gersic , Gersich , Gersick , Gerschick , Gershick , Ghersich , Gershlick and Gersicz ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Gersic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Gersich " is used by some 80 people in the United States and about 60 in Italy. "Gersick " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Geršić, Mihael Geršić, Vesna Geršić, Alberto Geršić, Krunoslav Geršić, Aleksandra Geršić, Zvonko Geršić, Josipa Geršić, Lena Geršić, Oriano Geršić, Anita Geršić, Sonja Geršić, Ivan Geršić, Ivo Geršić, Vera Geršić, Davor Geršić, Leonardo Geršić, Robert Geršić, Davorka Geršić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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