Surname Dokman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dokman families are predominantly Croats (from Slavonski Brod area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Hrvatska Kostajnica area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Dokman live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Bukovlje in Slavonski Brod area (<10), Crkveni Bok in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Hrvatska Kostajnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (1), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Dokman (including: Dockman , Docman and Dokhman ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Dokman " is used by some 200 people in the Netherlands , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Algeria. "Dockman " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Docman " is used by small number of people in Chile and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Dokman, Dražen Dokman, Vladimir Dokman, Dinko Dokman, Željko Dokman, Đuro Dokman, Duško Dokman, Marija Dokman, Zvonko Dokman, Ivan Dokman, Zdenka Dokman, Ružica Dokman, Mara Dokman, Anđela Dokman, Jadranka Dokman, Dubravka Dokman, Ivona Dokman, Josip Dokman, Jagoda Dokman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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