Surname Bošković in modern Croatia

Bošković families are often Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , less frequently Serbs and Montenegrins (Bijelo Polje, Montenegro). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kresevo area) and in Middle Bosnia (Bugojno area). In Crnići in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Bošković.

Prevalence

About 1600 people with faimily name Bošković live in Croatia today, in 670 households. There were 800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 65 cities and 149 other places, mostly in Zagreb (245), Split (90), Dubrovnik (70), Djakovo (70), and in Selca on the Island of Brac (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 37 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (15), the United States (7), Switzerland (6), Sweden (4), Canada (2), Austria (1), Brazil (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Bošković (including: Boskovic , Boskovich , Boshkovich , Boscovich , Boshkovic , Boscovic , Boskowicz , Boskovick and Boskowich ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Boskovic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 70 people in Slovakia. "Boskovich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and small number of people in Canada. "Boskowicz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sandra Bošković, Ratko Bošković, Nikola Bošković, Dražen Bošković, Slaven Bošković, Tamara Bošković, Željko Bošković, Vjekoslav Bošković, Krešimir Bošković, Petra Bošković, Ante Bošković, Goran Bošković, Spomenka Bošković, Desimir Bošković, Robert Bošković, Josip Bošković, Antun Bošković, Damir Bošković, Zdravka Bošković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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