Surname Merdžo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Merdžo families are Croats (from Herzegovine ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Mostar area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Merdžo live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Sesvete (10), Split (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Merdžo (including: Merdzo , Meerdo and Merdo ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Merdzo " is used by small number of people in Austria and small number in the United States. "Merdo " is used by few people in the United States. "Meerdo " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Merdžo, Vlado Merdžo, Ivan Merdžo, Ranko Merdžo, Tomislav Merdžo, Matko Merdžo, Damir Merdžo, Višnja Merdžo, Antonela Merdžo, Adrijana Merdžo, Goran Merdžo, Josip Merdžo, Ante Merdžo, Vicko Merdžo, Nevenka Merdžo, Žarko Merdžo, Živana Merdžo, Stjepko Merdžo, Vlatka Merdžo

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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