Herout families are predominantly Czechs and they are mostly from Daruvar area , less frequently Croats (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Herout live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 13 other places, mostly in Daruvarski Brestovac in Daruvar area (35), Daruvar (20), Koncanica in Daruvar area (15), Veliki Zdenci (15), and in Ivanja Reka (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.