Surname Borota in modern Croatia

Borota families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , whereas often Croats (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Glina area. In Udetin in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Borota.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Borota live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Bovic in Glina area (25), Zagreb (20), Udetin in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (15), Sisak (10), and in Vukovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), Switzerland (2), Canada (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Borota (including: Borotta , Borothula and Borotha ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Borota " is used by some 400 people in Romania , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Milan Borota, Nada Borota, Dalibor Borota, Kata Borota, Igor Borota, Sanja Borota, Zoran Borota, Branko Borota, Stevo Borota, Milana Borota, Predrag Borota, Nataša Borota, Romana Borota, Slavica Borota, Snježana Borota, Željka Borota, Vlatka Borota, Saša Borota, Dejan Borota

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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