Surname Škrtić in modern Croatia

Škrtić families are Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Ogulin area. In places Erdelj , Generalski Stol and Goričice Dobranske in Ogulin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Škrtić.

Prevalence

About 660 people with faimily name Škrtić live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 830 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Karlovac (135), Zagreb (80), Duga Resa (80), and in Erdelj (70) and Generalski Stol (65) in Ogulin area.

Outside Croatia

At least 31 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (9), Sweden (7), Germany (7), Australia (5), France (1), Argentina (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Škrtić (including: Skrtic , Skrtich , Skertich and Skertic ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Skrtic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Sweden , and some 50 people in Australia. "Skrtich " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Skertich " is used by some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Škrtić, Franjo Škrtić, Sabina Škrtić, Ivan Škrtić, Hrvoje Škrtić, Željko Škrtić, Željka Škrtić, Marica Škrtić, Dragan Škrtić, Nenad Škrtić, Sanja Škrtić, Tihomir Škrtić, Danijel Škrtić, Antonija Škrtić, Vladimir Škrtić, Krešimir Škrtić, Maja Škrtić, Zdravko Škrtić, Darinka Škrtić

Mentions in sources

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

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