In Croatia, Scherr families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Scherr live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Scherr is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Scherr " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 400 people in Austria.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.