Surname Despotović in modern Croatia

Despotović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb. In Triješnica in Semberia (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Despotović.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Despotović live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Split (45), Krusvar in Sinj area (20), Rijeka (20), and in Markusica in Vinkovci area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (2), Norway (1), Australia (1), and to Spain (1).
Family name Despotović (including: Despotovic , Despotovich ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Despotovic " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Switzerland. "Despotovich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Tedy Despotović, Tomislav Despotović, Snježana Despotović, Mladen Despotović, Božo Despotović, Mirko Despotović, Natalia Despotović, Milenko Despotović, Ljiljana Despotović, Suzana Despotović, Danijela Despotović, Stjepan Despotović, Marko Despotović, Dario Despotović, Patrizia Despotović, Radoslav Despotović, Danijel Despotović, Mirjana Despotović, Gospava Despotović

Mentions in sources

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

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