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Surname Jerec in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Jerec families are Croats (from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin. In places Nova Ves Petrijanečka and Sračinec in Varazdin area every seventieth inhabitant had the family name Jerec.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Jerec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Varazdin (10), in Trnovec (<10) and Sracinec (<10) in Varazdin area, and in Umag (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Jerec (including: Jerez , Yerez , Yeretz and Ierez ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. "Yerez " is used by few people in the United States. "Yeretz " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Božidar Jerec,
Dalibor Jerec,
Mladen Jerec,
Ankica Jerec,
Zlatko Jerec,
Marija Jerec,
Krunoslav Jerec,
Martina Jerec,
Marijana Jerec,
Zdravko Jerec,
Ivan Jerec,
Đuro Jerec,
Milivoj Jerec,
Renata Jerec,
Andreja Jerec,
Maja Jerec,
Stjepan Jerec,
Katarina Jerec,
Marijan Jerec
