Surname Despot in modern Croatia

Despot families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Ploce area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In Zaostrog in Ploce area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Despot.

Prevalence

About 450 people with faimily name Despot live in Croatia today, in 240 households. There were 460 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Zagreb (120), Zaostrog in Ploce area (25), Rijeka (25), Vinkovci (25), and in Sibenik (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 69 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: South Africa (50), the United States (7), Germany (7), Switzerland (3), Canada (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Despot (including: Despott , Despoth and Despodt ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Despot " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and some 100 people in Australia. "Despoth " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ante Despot, Ivica Despot, Loretana Despot, Zvonimir Despot, Zorislav Despot, Igor Despot, Tonči Despot, Bernardica Despot, Branko Despot, Pavao Despot, Snježana Despot, Ivo Despot, Radovan Despot, Albert Despot, Sanja Despot, Bosiljka Despot, Nikola Despot, Ranka Despot, Jakov Despot

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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