Surname Ter in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ter families are generally Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ), very rarely Germans (from Beli Manastir area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Mursko Sredisce area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Ter live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Plesivica in Mursko Sredisce area (10), Osijek (<5), Vukovar (<5), and in Frkanovec (<5) and Gorican (<5) in Cakovec area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Ter (including: Ther , Teer , Thever , Theler , Terr , Theer , Therer , Tér and Tter ) is present in 129 countries worldwide. "Teer " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 400 in Libya , and some 100 people in Germany. "Terr " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Afghanistan , and some 100 people in Brazil. "Theer " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Josip Ter, Bruno Ter, Snježana Ter, Jelena Ter, Marija Ter, Ivica Ter, Andreja Ter, Danijel Ter, Mateja Ter, Lajoš Ter, Draženka Ter, Igor Ter, Mihael Ter, Nada Ter, Miroslav Ter, Slavica Ter, Antun Ter, Samija Ter, Zlatko Ter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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