Surname Hering in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hering families are generally Croats (from Beli Manastir ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Hering live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Beli Manastir (15), Osijek (<10), Daskatica in Cazma area (<10), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hering (including: Herring , Heering , Höring , Chhering , Thering , Häring , Chering , Heryng and Hehring ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. The family name "Hering " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 6000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Thering " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Korea (South) , and small number of people in Bolivia. "Herring " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Great Britain , and some 1000 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Mihael Hering, Biljana Hering, Danijela Hering, Vilko Hering, Mira Hering, Darko Hering, Sanja Hering, Zoran Hering, Zorica Hering, Miško Hering, David Hering, Salamon Hering, Ivan Hering, Zvonimir Hering, Jasminka Hering, Zvjezdana Hering, Branimir Hering, Dare Hering, Miroslav Hering

Mentions in sources

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

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