Surname Jeras in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jeras families are generally Croats (from Nin area ), rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Nin area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Jeras live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Split (<10), Rijeka (<10), Ljubac in Nin area (<10), and in Kosi in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Jeras (including: Yeras , Jerash ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Jeras " is used by some 100 people in Tanzania , about 90 in the United States , and some 60 people in the Netherlands. "Yeras " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Spain.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Jeras, Zvonko Jeras, Dušan Jeras, Tonći Jeras, Tomislav Jeras, Andrej Jeras, Đina Jeras, Mirjana Jeras, Antonela Jeras, Marino Jeras, Mirela Jeras, Ksenija Jeras, Marko Jeras, Mira Jeras, Marijan Jeras, Gordana Jeras, Tamara Jeras, Šime Jeras, Jože Jeras

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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