Surname Heršak in modern Croatia

Heršak families are Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazma area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Heršak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Krapinske Toplice in Krapina area (<10), Poljanski Lug (<10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Heršak (including: Hersak , Chersak , Chersac , Hersack , Herschak and Hershbach ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. "Herschak " is used by few people in the United States. "Hersack " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Hershbach " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Emil Heršak, Saša Heršak, Danijela Heršak, Dubravko Heršak, Zdenka Heršak, Jasminka Heršak, Renata Heršak, Marina Heršak, Željko Heršak, Damir Heršak, Mladen Heršak, Dorotea Heršak, Marijana Heršak, Štefica Heršak, Marijan Heršak, Zlatko Heršak, Milka Heršak, Višnja Heršak, Srećko Heršak

Mentions in sources

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

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