Surname Herkl in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Herkl families are Croats (from Osijek ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Herkl live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Herkl (including: Cherchel , Herchel , Cherchil , Hercl , Herchl , Herczl , Herchell and Herchal ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Herkl " is used by few people in the United States. "Hercl " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic. "Herchl " is used by small number of people in Slovakia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Marija Herkl, Stjepan Herkl, Apolonija Herkl

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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