Surname Šterić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šterić families are Montenegrins by relative majority (from Pozega ), equally Croats (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šterić live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Sisak (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šterić (including: Sterich , Steric , Shterich , Sterrick and Sterici ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. "Sterrick " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Đokica Šterić, Robert Šterić, Jelena Šterić, Helena Šterić, Slavica Šterić, Slobodan Šterić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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