Surname Čerin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čerin families are generally Croats (from Ozalj area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Samobor ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Čerin live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Pula (10), Zagreb (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čerin (including: Cerin , Cherin , Chumerin , Cherrin , Cheerin , Cherien , Chaderin , Chaerin , Chherin and Chmerin ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. "Cherin " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in France , and some 200 people in Argentina. "Cherrin " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Chaverin " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zvonko Čerin, Vanja Čerin, Mirjana Čerin, Ksenija Čerin, Franko Čerin, Karlo Čerin, Sanja Čerin, Davor Čerin, Marija Čerin, Ivan Čerin, Zenotin Čerin, Boris Čerin, Lučano Čerin, Franc Čerin, Bruno Čerin, Marijan Čerin, Ana Čerin, Milica Čerin, Mihelka Čerin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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