Šaškor families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis. In Čisla in Omis every fourth inhabitant had the family name Šaškor.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Šaškor live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in two Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Cisla (100), Split (85), Omis (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Trogir (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šaškor (including: Saskor , Sascor ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Saskor " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.