Surname Kercel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kercel families are generally Croats (from Vukovar ), rarely Hungarians (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kercel live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (20), Vukovar (<10), Zagreb (<10), Pozega (<10), and in Ivanovci Gorjanski (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kercel (including: Cercel , Kerzel , Cherchel , Kertzel , Kercell , Cercell , Cercelli and Kerchell ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Kercel " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Mexico. "Kerzel " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Kertzel " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Kercel, Željko Kercel, Vladislav Kercel, Romana Kercel, Jasmina Kercel, Stjepan Kercel, Ivan Kercel, Verica Kercel, Vedran Kercel, Josip Kercel, Geza Kercel, Mijo Kercel, Igor Kercel, Marija Kercel, Danica Kercel, Vesna Kercel, Nada Kercel, Ana Kercel, Lidija Kercel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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