Surname Jeren in modern Croatia

Jeren families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Novi Marof. In Orehovec in Novi Marof every tenth inhabitant had the family name Jeren.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Jeren live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Lunjkovec in Ludbreg area (20), Sesvete (15), Orehovec (<10), and in Presecno (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jeren (including: Yeren , Jöhren , Yerren , Jehrén , Ieren and Jerren ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Jeren " is used by some 600 people in Turkmenistan , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Jerren " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Jeren, Ivan Jeren, Štefanija Jeren, Damir Jeren, Renata Jeren, Tomislav Jeren, Terezija Jeren, Dino Jeren, Jasna Jeren, Maca Jeren, Karel Jeren, Martina Jeren, Darko Jeren, Kristijan Jeren, Nenad Jeren, Zlatko Jeren, Milica Jeren, Miroslav Jeren, Mirela Jeren

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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