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Surname Jerić in modern Croatia
Jerić families are Croats and they are mostly from Bozava on Dugi (Long) Island. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zadar. In Božava on Dugi (Long) Island every fifth inhabitant had the family name Jerić.
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Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Jerić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Bozava on Dugi (Long) Island (30), Zagreb (20), Lopar on the Island of Rab (15), Gata (15), and in Split (15).
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Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Jerić (including: Jeric , Jericho , Jerich , Jerrick , Yerich , Ierich , Yeric , Jericha , Jerick and Jeryc ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Jeric " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 90 people in the Philippines. "Jerich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Yerich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada.
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Characteristic first names
Brigita Jerić,
Mirna Jerić,
Luka Jerić,
Ivana Jerić,
Marinko Jerić,
Joško Jerić,
Danijel Jerić,
Tea Jerić,
Mirko Jerić,
Adriana Jerić,
Irena Jerić,
Dragan Jerić,
Silvana Jerić,
Darko Jerić,
Antonio Jerić,
Mirjana Jerić,
Denis Jerić,
Marijana Jerić,
Ivan Jerić
