Surname Botko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Botko families are almost entirely Croats (from Zlatar area ), barely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sveti Ivan Zelina.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Botko live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Reka (<10), Zagreb (<10), Lobor in Zlatar area (<10), Gaj (<10), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Botko (including: Bottko , Botcho and Botco ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Botko " is used by some 90 people in Belarus , about 90 in the United States , and some 70 people in Poland. "Bottko " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Botcho " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Botko, Branka Botko, Verica Botko, Veljko Botko, Branko Botko, Katarina Botko, Zlatko Botko, Stjepan Botko, Rudolf Botko, Jadranko Botko, Josip Botko, Suzana Botko, Bosiljka Botko, Anka Botko, Ivica Botko, Mateja Botko, Mihaela Botko, Zdravko Botko, Vlado Botko

Mentions in sources

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

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