Surname Čermak in modern Croatia

Čermak families are often Croats and they are mostly from Bjelovar , less frequently Slovaks (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar. In Kip in Daruvar area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Čermak.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Čermak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Bjelovar (20), Ilok (15), Petrinja (<10), and in Novo Cice (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čermak (including: Cermak , Chermak , Czermak , Cermák , Csermák , Chermack , Cermack , Tschermak , Cermac and Csermak ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Cermak " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 300 people in Austria. "Chermak " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 100 in Ukraine , and some 100 people in France. "Chermack " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Čermak, Hrvoje Čermak, Marijana Čermak, Dražen Čermak, Marko Čermak, Pavica Čermak, Mirjana Čermak, Krunoslav Čermak, Ankica Čermak, Jaroslav Čermak, Ivana Čermak, Srđan Čermak, Senija Čermak, Dragana Čermak, Miroslav Čermak, Ksenija Čermak, Josip Čermak, Željko Čermak, Lela Čermak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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