Vertuš families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Vertuš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Grtovec in Zlatar area (35), Zagreb (25), Koprivnica (20), Varazdin (15), and in Velika Gorica (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vertuš (including: Vertus , Vertush ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Vertus " is used by some 5000 people in Haiti , about 300 in the United States , and some 80 people in France.
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.