Surname Hrlić in modern Croatia

Hrlić families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazma area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazma area. In Bukovje Bistransko in Oroslavje area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Hrlić.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Hrlić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), in Donja Bistra (20) and Gornja Bistra (15) in Oroslavje area, Donja Susnjara in Cazma area (15), and in Jastrebarsko (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrlić (including: Hrlic , Herlich , Herlick , Charlick , Hrlich , Herlyck , Herlicha , Herlic and Chirlic ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Hrlic " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Herlich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Herlick " is used by some 100 people in Canada and about 100 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Hrlić, Štefica Hrlić, Vladimir Hrlić, Slavko Hrlić, Siniša Hrlić, Mario Hrlić, Sandra Hrlić, Mirjana Hrlić, Damir Hrlić, Snježana Hrlić, Branislav Hrlić, Jasminka Hrlić, Nenad Hrlić, Dragutin Hrlić, Anđelka Hrlić, Božica Hrlić, Zoran Hrlić, Željka Hrlić, Ida Hrlić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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