Surname Lerš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lerš families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sveti Ivan Zelina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Lerš live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Biskupec Zelinski (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lerš (including: Lersch , Lers , Leers , Lörsch , Lersh , Lerssi and Lehrs ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Lers " is used by some 100 people in Thailand , small number in the United States , and small number of people in the Philippines. "Lersch " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Brazil. "Lörsch " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Lerš, Ivan Lerš, Nella Lerš, Štefica Lerš, Katarina Lerš, Ljerka Lerš, Anita Lerš, Branka Lerš, Ksenija Lerš, Stjepan Lerš, Šimun Lerš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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