Hello Robert,

My family resides in the Krusevac region, the name you have can be found there and in the area of Vranje-->Leskovac as well.

As for the origin, I would say it could be derived from Egger which is a common German surname. But, you would need to create a pedigree of your family tree. I dont know how often you go to Serbia, but when you are there just go to the archives in Krusevac and Kraljevo with the data of your father and grandfather. That would be the best way to figure out from where they came and after whom/what they were named.

You can also use the Telekom site to search the towns for people with the same surname. Hope this helps.

Hi Sergej,

Thank you for your reply. Last time I was in Serbia was two years ag. When I was there I went to the archives in Trstenik where they keep all the old books. I came as far as 1865 and there it stops. My great-great grandfather came from the village of Ridjevtica, whic is located in the hills between Trstenik and Krusevac. The priest in Trstenik, also an Egeric, told me that there where four brothers who came from Kosovo, when I don't know, and they settled around Ridjevtica. One of them settled in the hills so they where called "Brdjani" the second settled near the cemetery so they where called "grobari". The third near the river so they where called "potocari". The fourth I can not remember know. I don't know if this story is truth, but it is still interesting to hear such stories.

Kind regards,

Robert

Hello Robert,

Yes I know where Ridjevstica is, I have crossed the roads there that lead to Aleksandrovac many times. My question would be, where did the priest get his info from? If I were you I would check with the archives in Krusevac as well because Trstenik like all surrounding towns deployed their archives in the main location in Krusevac. Also go check the church records.

As for the brdjani etc, those are nicknames common in that area. My family has a nickname as well named after our village.

As for Kosovo, my family originally also came from Kosovo. Those archives are inaccesible, but you can consult the church records. So try to get more info from the priest. Most likely they came from the north of Kosovo like Podujevo or Leposavic.

Unfortunally you need to be "there" to do more research. We have some members in that region but they dont do research yet for others. We hope we can get that far next year.

I hope this helps, if there is anything else let me know.

Pozdrav,

Hi do you speak Serbian because i'm little speaking english thank? Ok my name is Darko Egeric and my father are from ridjevstica and you are of my family lol and we live in france.bye