Surname Merkl in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Merkl families are Croats (from Zapresic area ), barely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zapresic area and in Zagreb. In Vukovo Selo in Zapresic area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Merkl.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Merkl live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Rijeka (15), Senkovec in Zapresic area (<10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Vukovo Selo in Zapresic area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Merkl (including: Merchel , Mercil , Merciel , Märkl , Mercl , Merchiol , Mercill and Merchell ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Merkl " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria. "Mercil " is used by some 700 people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in Turkey. "Merchel " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 400 in Poland , and some 100 people in Brazil , some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Merkl, Andja Merkl, Igor Merkl, Siniša Merkl, Anđela Merkl, Zvjezdana Merkl, Davor Merkl, Slavko Merkl, Mario Merkl, Zina Merkl, Sanja Merkl, Marko Merkl, Sandra Merkl, Tomislav Merkl, Anita Merkl, Tatjana Merkl, Krešimir Merkl, Boris Merkl, Nadica Merkl

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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