Surname Terković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Terković families are Croats (from Labin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Pula. In Kršan in Labin area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Terković.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Terković live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Krsan in Labin area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Kapelica (<5), and in Veljaki in Labin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Terković (including: Terkovich , Terkovic , Tercovich and Terkovics ) is present in 10 countries on two continents. "Terkovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tercovich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Dejan Terković, Vesna Terković, Branko Terković, Goran Terković, Zlatko Terković, Vladimir Terković, Ružica Terković, Marija Terković, Albina Terković, Mario Terković, Evica Terković, Bruna Terković, Roko Terković, Lucijan Terković, Dragica Terković, Kristina Terković, Marin Terković, Karlo Terković, Anamarija Terković

Mentions in sources

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

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