In Croatia, Terpich families are Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Losinj.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Terpich live in Croatia today, in two households only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Terpich is present in three countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.