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Surname Hersa in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Hersa families are Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb. In Šipački Breg in Samobor every eighth inhabitant had the family name Hersa.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Hersa live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Sipacki Breg (<10), Samobor (<10), Brezari (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Hersa (including: Hersha , Thersa and Chersa ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. "Thersa " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hersha " is used by some 200 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Petru Hersa,
Nikola Hersa,
Danica Hersa,
Slava Hersa,
Božidar Hersa,
Ivan Hersa,
Mirjana Hersa,
Josipa Hersa,
Elvira Hersa,
Tomo Hersa,
Eva Hersa,
Vlado Hersa,
Ljubica Hersa,
Jela Hersa,
Rudolf Hersa,
Draga Hersa,
Bernardica Hersa,
Antonija Hersa,
Mateja Hersa
