Surname Herić in modern Croatia

Herić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin , less frequently Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb. In Rujići in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Herić.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Herić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Varazdin (25), Kozljak in Labin area (<10), Lipovljani in Novska area (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Herić (including: Heric , Herich , Heriche , Herick , Heritsch , Theric , Herichi , Herics , Hericz and Herric ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Heric " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Malawi , and some 80 people in Canada. "Herich " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in Poland , and about 100 in the United States. "Heritsch " is used by some 60 people in the United States , about 50 in Austria , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Vlasta Herić, Sabina Herić, Miljenko Herić, Alan Herić, Draženka Herić, Sonja Herić, Mladenka Herić, Sandra Herić, Zlatko Herić, Anton Herić, Senad Herić, Mihael Herić, Alen Herić, Martin Herić, Rajko Herić, Milica Herić, Renato Herić, Robert Herić, Emir Herić

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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