Surname Jerabek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jerabek families are almost entirely Croats (from Orahovica area ), very rarely Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Nasice area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Jerabek live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Zdenci in Orahovica area (<10), Sesvete (<5), Vucjak Fericanacki in Orahovica area (<5), and in Orahovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jerabek (including: Jerábek , Jerabeck , Yerabek and Yerabeck ) is present in 12 countries on two continents. The family name "Jerabek " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 600 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in Austria. "Yerabek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jerabeck " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Jerabek, Dražen Jerabek, Zdenko Jerabek, Damir Jerabek, Katica Jerabek, Verica Jerabek, Ljiljana Jerabek, Danijela Jerabek, Nada Jerabek, Vlatka Jerabek, Ana Jerabek, Bruno Jerabek, Dušan Jerabek, Zvonko Jerabek, Đuro Jerabek, Slavko Jerabek, Danijel Jerabek, Olga Jerabek, Ivan Jerabek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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