Surname Perše in modern Croatia

Perše families are Croats and they are mostly from Orahovica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac. In Močile in Vrbovsko every seventh inhabitant had the family name Perše.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Perše live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Karlovac (15), Sesvete (10), Vetovo in Orahovica area (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Perše (including: Perse , Persche , Persse , Perschel , Persee , Pershe , Pershke , Perschetz , Perseh and Pershae ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Perse " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 400 in Brazil , and some 400 people in France. "Pershe " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Persche " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Perše, Ozren Perše, Josip Perše, Zvonimir Perše, Željko Perše, Renata Perše, Silvestar Perše, Snježana Perše, Jelena Perše, Tihomir Perše, Denis Perše, Zdenka Perše, Blaženka Perše, Rudolf Perše, Vladimir Perše, Kristina Perše, Tatjana Perše, Marija Perše, Vojko Perše

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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