Surname Biskup in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Biskup families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Biskup live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (15), Zadar (<5), Orebic on the Peljesac peninsula (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Privlaka in Zadar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biskup (including: Biscup , Byskup ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Biskup " is used by some 7000 people in Poland , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Biscup " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Biskup, Katija Biskup, Tomislav Biskup, Margarita Biskup, Mišo Biskup, Andrijana Biskup, Petar Biskup, Ivan Biskup, Edita Biskup, Gordana Biskup, Ivanka Biskup, Mladen Biskup, Milan Biskup, Nedjeljko Biskup, Vjera Biskup, Anka Biskup, Anica Biskup, Ane Biskup, Slavica Biskup

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1679 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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