Surname Hertl in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hertl families are Croats (from Cakovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Hertl live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Mala Subotica in Cakovec area (<5), Otok (<5), Odra (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hertl (including: Herthel , Härtl and Herthal ) is present in 17 countries on three continents. The family name "Hertl " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 300 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in the United States. "Herthel " is used by some 300 people in Brazil and about 200 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Hertl, Mirjana Hertl, Robert Hertl, Franjo Hertl, Siniša Hertl, Roland Hertl, Andrija Hertl, Tomislav Hertl, Božidar Hertl, Željko Hertl, Helena Hertl, Dalibor Hertl, Karolina Hertl, Ivana Hertl, Katica Hertl, Dragica Hertl, Stjepan Hertl, Ivanka Hertl, Ksenija Hertl

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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