Surname Smrček in modern Croatia

Smrček families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci area , barely Czechs (from Kutina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Smrček live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zrinski Topolovac in Krizevci area (30), Zagreb (30), Bjelovar (20), Lepa Ves (15), and in Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smrček (including: Smrcek , Smerchek , Smrchek , Smrczek , Smercheck and Smercek ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Smrchek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Smerchek " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Smercheck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Smrček, Barbara Smrček, Krešimir Smrček, Sanja Smrček, Branko Smrček, Ruža Smrček, Mato Smrček, Tomislav Smrček, Dario Smrček, Ines Smrček, Anita Smrček, Eduard Smrček, Robert Smrček, Josip Smrček, Juraj Smrček, Miroslav Smrček, Danijela Smrček, Željko Smrček, Snježana Smrček

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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