Surname Tirk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tirk families are Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Tirk live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Zmajevac in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tirk (including: Türk , Tirchi , Tirc , Tirch , Tyrk , Tirchik , Tierk , Tirche and Tirck ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Tirk " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Turkey. "Tierk " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tirck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ištvan Tirk, Juliana Tirk, Stevan Tirk, Mara Tirk, Stevo Tirk, Đure Tirk

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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