Surname Botta in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Botta families are Croats (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Botta live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Kastav (<5), Ogulin (<5), and in Orasac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Botta (including: Bottaa , Bhotta , Bottha and Bootta ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. "Bottaa " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dina Botta, Donatella Botta, Ilario Botta, Anton Botta, Franky Botta, Vlasta Botta, Margaret Botta, Baldo Botta, Dominik Botta, Frana Botta, Francesco Botta, Franica Botta, Ivana Botta, Jure Botta, Kata Botta, Petra Botta, Zdenka Botta

Mentions in sources

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

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