Surname Gjurek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Gjurek live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Zlatar-Bistrica in Oroslavje area (<5), Supetar on the Island of Brac (<5), Prigorje Brdovecko in Zapresic area (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gjurek (including: Gyurek , Gjurec , Gyurech , Gyurecz and Gjureci ) is present in 7 countries on two continents. "Gyurek " is used by small number of people in Hungary , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Gyurecz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Gjurek, Danijel Gjurek, Marijana Gjurek, Tonči Gjurek, Martina Gjurek, Zlatko Gjurek, Branka Gjurek, Mario Gjurek, Marko Gjurek, Zlata Gjurek, Zdravko Gjurek, Darinka Gjurek, Ivanka Gjurek, Lena Gjurek, Dubravko Gjurek, Maria Gjurek, Pavica Gjurek, Tomo Gjurek, Imbro Gjurek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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