Surname Boc in modern Croatia

Boc families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Boc live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, threee cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Laz Bistricki in Zlatar area (20), Grabic in Slatina area (<10), Repusnica (<10), and in Podgorje Bistricko in Zlatar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Boc (including: Boz , Booc , Botz , Boch , Bocci , Bocz , Booch , Bozz and Bocc ) is present in 124 countries worldwide. "Botz " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 800 in Germany , and some 200 people in France. "Bozz " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Bocz " is used by some 500 people in Hungary , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Boc, Dubravka Boc, Gordana Boc, Stjepan Boc, Marica Boc, Krunoslav Boc, Vlado Boc, Jadranka Boc, Marijan Boc, Nada Boc, Hrvoje Boc, Tomislav Boc, Valentina Boc, Ivan Boc, Vesnica Boc, Karmela Boc, Igor Boc, Marijo Boc, Željka Boc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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