In Croatia, Botteri families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Botteri live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Split (20), Zagreb (<5), and in Supetar on the Island of Brac (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Botteri is present in 18 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.