Herceg (surname)

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Herceg is a Croatian surname.

It is one of the most common surnames in the Krapina-Zagorje County of Croatia. [1]

It is presumably derived from the title of Herceg.

People with the name include:

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References

  1. "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.