Surname Jerkić in modern Croatia

Jerkić families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Mostar area) and in Vinkovci. In Blizanci in Herzegovina every tenth inhabitant had the family name Jerkić.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Jerkić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Vinkovci (40), Jarmina in Vinkovci area (15), Rijeka (15), and in Sesvete (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jerkić (including: Jerkic , Jercic , Jerkich , Yerkic , Jercich , Yerkich , Jercick and Yercich ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Jerkic " is used by some 50 people in Australia , some 50 people in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Jerkich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yerkic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Jerkić, Goran Jerkić, Marijan Jerkić, Dražen Jerkić, Nada Jerkić, Sanjin Jerkić, Stanislav Jerkić, Neven Jerkić, Manfred Jerkić, Nedjeljka Jerkić, Dinko Jerkić, Josipa Jerkić, Nedeljko Jerkić, Davorin Jerkić, Marizela Jerkić, Mato Jerkić, Valerija Jerkić, Vjeran Jerkić, Predrag Jerkić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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