Surname Jerinić in modern Croatia

Jerinić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Dubrovnik area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Karlovac. In Duljci in Bosnian Krajina every second inhabitant had the family name Jerinić.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Jerinić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (40), Zagreb (20), Karlovac (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Donje Komarevo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jerinić (including: Jerinic , Jerinich ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Jerinic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in France. "Jerinich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Jerinić, Darko Jerinić, Robert Jerinić, Željka Jerinić, Martina Jerinić, Mato Jerinić, Tomislav Jerinić, Renata Jerinić, Roberta Jerinić, Nikola Jerinić, Vlaho Jerinić, Svjetlana Jerinić, Tatjana Jerinić, Marko Jerinić, Zoran Jerinić, Marin Jerinić, Marijana Jerinić, Saša Jerinić, Rajko Jerinić

Mentions in sources

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

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