Surname Jurec in modern Croatia

Jurec families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area. In Vrbovec Samoborski in Samobor every tenth inhabitant had the family name Jurec.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Jurec live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Poznanovec in Lepoglava area (35), Zagreb (30), Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (20), Gradac in Ploce area (15), and in Velika Ludina in Cazma area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jurec (including: Jurez , Juerez , Jurech and Juerec ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Jurec " is used by small number of people in Czech Republic , small number in Poland , and small number in the United States. "Juerec " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranko Jurec, Ivan Jurec, Tina Jurec, Iva Jurec, Vilim Jurec, Štefica Jurec, Bojan Jurec, Ivica Jurec, Draženka Jurec, Boris Jurec, Josip Jurec, Stanislav Jurec, Zlatko Jurec, Dragica Jurec, Ružica Jurec, Gabrijela Jurec, Danijel Jurec, Maja Jurec, Željko Jurec

Mentions in sources

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

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