Terze families are Croats and they are mostly from Split. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Terze live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Split (105), Kamen (25), Stobrec (15), Vranjic (15), and in Zagreb (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Terze is present in 12 countries on four continents. The family name "Terze " is used by some 90 people in Argentina , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
