Surname Jerčić in modern Croatia

Jerčić families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Omis area. In Podgrađe in Omis every third inhabitant had the family name Jerčić.

Prevalence

About 620 people with faimily name Jerčić live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 420 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Split (150), Podgradje (100), Kastel Sucurac (55), Omis (55), and in Praznica on the Island of Brac (45).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jerčić (including: Jercic , Jercich , Jercick and Yercich ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Jercic " is used by some 70 people in Chile , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Jercich " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Yercich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Jerčić, Rada Jerčić, Mirjana Jerčić, Antonio Jerčić, Stanko Jerčić, Tomislav Jerčić, Zvonimir Jerčić, Jure Jerčić, Marijan Jerčić, Melita Jerčić, Ante Jerčić, Manuela Jerčić, Vanja Jerčić, Tonći Jerčić, Ivan Jerčić, Andrija Jerčić, Pero Jerčić, Sanda Jerčić, Stanislav Jerčić

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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