Surname Hoćevar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hoćevar families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hoćevar live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hoćevar (including: Hocevar , Hochevar and Hotschewar ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Hocevar " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 300 in Brazil , and some 300 people in Germany. "Hochevar " is used by some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antonio Hoćevar, Katica Hoćevar, Gordana Hoćevar, Jovanka Hoćevar, Vjera Hoćevar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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