Surname Grbic in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Grbic live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Ferdinandovac in Djurdjevac area (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grbic (including: Gerbitz , Gerbich , Gerbic , Grbich , Gerbych and Gerbiz ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Grbic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and some 70 people in Chile. "Gerbitz " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and small number of people in Israel. "Gerbic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in New Zealand , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Vlatko Grbic, Tomislav Grbic, Tomo Grbic, Đurđica Grbic, Ivan Grbic, Većeslav Grbic, Vladimir Grbic, Ljubica Grbic, Anica Grbic, Marijana Grbic, Ankica Grbic, Josip Grbic, Terezija Grbic, Treza Grbic, Vjekoslav Grbic

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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