Surname Herceg in modern Croatia

Herceg families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area). In Prolog in Western Bosnia every fifth inhabitant had the family name Herceg.

Prevalence

About 3500 people with faimily name Herceg live in Croatia today, in 1400 households. There were 2900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 88 cities and 329 other places, mostly in Zagreb (825), Varazdin (110), Makarska (80), Vrgorac (70), and in Spickovina (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 35 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (15), Canada (6), Australia (4), Switzerland (4), the United States (2), Austria (1), Belgium (1), France (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Herceg (including: Herzeg , Herzegh , Hercegh and Herzzeg ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Herceg " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 400 people in Hungary. "Herzzeg " is used by few people in the United States. "Herzegh " is used by few people in Sweden and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljudevit Herceg, Janja Herceg, Zvonko Herceg, Mirjana Herceg, Ivan Herceg, Davorin Herceg, Miroslav Herceg, Marijan Herceg, Tonko Herceg, Ankica Herceg, Stanko Herceg, Ante Herceg, Davor Herceg, Milan Herceg, Damir Herceg, Violeta Herceg, Marija Herceg, Snježana Herceg, Vladimir Herceg

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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