Beranci (Macedonian: Беранци) is a village in the municipality of Mogila, North Macedonia.
[1] According to the legend, the first settler was someone named Beran (or Beron) from the village of Vevčani, near Struga, attempting to escape Turkish brutality.
[5] According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Beranci appears as being almost exclusively inhabited by a Christian Albanian population.
[4] The families of Beranci are: Descent from Beranci It is known about the following emigrant families from the village: Karovci in Dragožani; Pishmanovci in Ivanjevci; Zajkovci, Minovci and Veljanchevci in Dolno Srpci; Gjakovci and Jazevci in Mogila; Kovačevci in Dobromiri and Nečovci in Kravari.
The greater part of them live in Bitola, Prilep and Skopje, with some emigrating to the anglosphere and Europe.