Surname Šerić in modern Croatia

Šerić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area , rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Sinj area. In Pribude in Sinj area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Šerić.

Prevalence

About 680 people with faimily name Šerić live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 420 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Split (265), Solin (80), Zagreb (75), Osijek (25), and in Rijeka (20).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Sweden (2), the United States (2), Switzerland (1), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Šerić (including: Seric , Serich , Sherrick , Sherick , Sherich , Seriche , Serrick , Serici , Serick and Sehric ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Seric " is used by some 200 people in Cuba , about 60 in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Serich " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Sherich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Neven Šerić, Nađan Šerić, Ivan Šerić, Mirjana Šerić, Goran Šerić, Marija Šerić, Julija Šerić, Sanja Šerić, Tomislav Šerić, Vesna Šerić, Mladen Šerić, Slavko Šerić, Neda Šerić, Branko Šerić, Ivica Šerić, Blaženka Šerić, Vatroslav Šerić, Ljiljana Šerić, Mijo Šerić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1640 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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