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Surname Dešković in modern Croatia
Dešković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar. According to some sources they are from Omis area (Katuni). According to some sources the family name originates from Katuna (Poljicka Republika), rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Split. In Dragozetići on the Island of Cres every sixth inhabitant had the family name Dešković.
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Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Dešković live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Jelsa on the Island of Hvar (20), Split (20), and in Lovran (15) and Moscenicka Draga (15) in Opatija area.
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Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Dešković (including: Deskovic , Deshkovich , Deskovich , Descovich , Deskovick and Descovic ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Deskovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria. "Deskovich " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Deskovick " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ružica Dešković,
Nikola Dešković,
Slobodan Dešković,
Marija Dešković,
Niki Dešković,
Žarko Dešković,
Aleksandar Dešković,
Kostantin Dešković,
Adrijano Dešković,
Nirvana Dešković,
Iva Dešković,
Branislav Dešković,
Biljana Dešković,
Dino Dešković,
Rino Dešković,
Anton Dešković,
Kristijana Dešković,
Boris Dešković,
Andrijana Dešković
