Surname Keri in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Keri families are generally Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), rarely Hungarians (also from Beli Manastir area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Keri live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Dugo Selo (10), Knezevi Vinogradi in Beli Manastir area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Nin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keri (including: Kheri , Kerri , Kehri , Keeri , Kerhi , Keerie , Kerrie , Kerih and Kerie ) is present in 140 countries worldwide. The family name "Keri " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Japan , and some 60 people in Germany. "Kerie " is used by few people in the United States. "Kerri " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Robert Keri, Goran Keri, Vesna Keri, Tomica Keri, Snježana Keri, Igor Keri, Anita Keri, Katica Keri, Kruno Keri, Stjepan Keri, Damir Keri, Nataša Keri, Marica Keri, Ljubica Keri, Ivan Keri, Vera Keri, Mladen Keri, Jožef Keri, Ferenc Keri

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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