Surname Scherer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Scherer families are Croats (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Scherer live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Scherer (including: Scherrer , Scheerer , Schärer and Schehrer ) is present in 79 countries worldwide. The family name "Scherer " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 30000 in Brazil , and some 20000 people in the United States. "Schehrer " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Scherrer " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 3000 in France , and some 2000 people in Switzerland.

Characteristic first names

Anđelka Scherer, Anton Scherer, Hans Scherer, Siegfried Scherer, Stefan Scherer, Marija Scherer, Ružica Scherer, Anka Scherer, Gabrijel Scherer, Fanita Scherer, Ljiljana Scherer, Robert Scherer, Silvija Scherer, Philipp Scherer, Antica Scherer, Karlo Scherer, Kata Scherer, Katarina Scherer, Michel Scherer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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