Surname Šarc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šarc families are almost entirely Croats (from Novi Marof ), barely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Šarc live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Sesvete (15), Oroslavje (15), Vodjinci in Vinkovci area (<10), Novi Marof (<10), and in Remetinec (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šarc (including: Sarc , Schartz , Scharch , Shvarc , Sarch , Scharz , Shwarc , Sharc , Sarzz and Scharcz ) is present in 144 countries worldwide. The family name "Sarc " is used by some 400 people in Turkey , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil , small number of people in Canada. "Sharc " is used by few people in the United States. "Schartz " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and some 60 people in Luxembourg.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Šarc, Josip Šarc, Anđelko Šarc, Katica Šarc, Vlado Šarc, Božidar Šarc, Nevenka Šarc, Lidija Šarc, Matija Šarc, Miroslav Šarc, Ruža Šarc, Valentina Šarc, Jasminka Šarc, Stefan Šarc, Evica Šarc, Lucija Šarc, Želimir Šarc, Tomo Šarc, Nada Šarc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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