Surname Grec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Grec live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Nustar in Vinkovci area (15) and Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grec (including: Grez , Grech , Gretz , Grecchi , Ghorec , Gharec , Grecz , Greech and Grezz ) is present in 83 countries worldwide. "Grez " is used by some 2000 people in Chile , about 300 in Mexico , and some 100 people in the United States. "Gretz " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 600 in Germany , and some 100 people in Israel. "Grezz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Grec, Ljerka Grec, Marijana Grec, Silvana Grec, Ivan Grec, Ratimir Grec, Kata Grec, Eva Grec, Marija Grec, Ivica Grec, Ante Grec, Ivana Grec, Tomislav Grec, Ana Grec, Franjo Grec, Marko Grec, Slavko Grec, Antun Grec, Josip Grec

Mentions in sources

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

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