Surname Desović in modern Croatia

Desović families are Croats and they are mostly from Karlovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Duga Resa.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Desović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Draganic in Karlovac area (20), Karlovac (10), Duga Resa (10), Guci Draganicki (10), and in Mahicno (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Desović (including: Desovic , Desovich and Dessovic ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. "Desovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Desović, Brankica Desović, Mario Desović, Marko Desović, Kristian Desović, Mirjana Desović, Željko Desović, Željkica Desović, Zdravko Desović, Ivan Desović, Josip Desović, Tomislav Desović, Ljerka Desović, Dražen Desović, Snježana Desović, Božica Desović, Stepan Desović, Zdravka Desović, Vid Desović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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