Surname Jerneić in modern Croatia

Jerneić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Jerneić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zabok (25), Zagreb (20), Grabrovec (15), Brezova in Zabok area (<10), and in Zapresic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jerneić is present in this form only in Croatia.

Characteristic first names

Željko Jerneić, Miljenko Jerneić, Branimir Jerneić, Žarko Jerneić, Mario Jerneić, Ramona Jerneić, Stjepan Jerneić, Juraj Jerneić, Jadranka Jerneić, Vedran Jerneić, Daniel Jerneić, Martina Jerneić, Andrija Jerneić, Renata Jerneić, Želimir Jerneić, Josip Jerneić, Natalija Jerneić, Zdenko Jerneić, Marjetka Jerneić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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