Surname Zorc in modern Croatia

Zorc families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec. In Konjščina in Zlatar area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Zorc.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Zorc live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (15), Zagreb (10), Cakovec (10), Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (10), and in Konjscina in Zlatar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zorc (including: Zhorzh , Zortz , Zorz and Zorch ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Zorc " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Poland. "Zorz " is used by small number of people in France and small number in the United States. "Zortz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Zorc, Darko Zorc, Branka Zorc, Davor Zorc, Goran Zorc, Mirjana Zorc, Gordana Zorc, Radmila Zorc, Franjo Zorc, Andrijano Zorc, Marija Zorc, Mario Zorc, Branko Zorc, Sandra Zorc, Igor Zorc, Ana Zorc, Marijan Zorc, Antonija Zorc, Ksenija Zorc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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