In Croatia, Dobrosavljević families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Duga Resa area. In Dvorište in Duga Resa area every second inhabitant had the family name Dobrosavljević.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Dobrosavljević live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Dvoriste in Duga Resa area (20), Karlovac (10), in Catrnja (10) and Kupljensko (<10) in Duga Resa area, and in Zagreb (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.