Surname Hosman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hosman families are generally Croats (from Ludbreg area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ludbreg area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Hosman live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (15) and Ludbreg (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hosman (including: Hossman , Hosmann , Hossmann , Hoosman , Hoshman , Hooshman and Hoszman ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Hosman " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 300 in Turkey , and some 300 people in the Netherlands. "Hossman " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Colombia , and small number of people in Morocco. "Hosmann " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and some 50 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Hosman, Daniela Hosman, Darko Hosman, Jasminka Hosman, Danko Hosman, Kristina Hosman, Anamarija Hosman, Jelka Hosman, Božidar Hosman, Anica Hosman, Viktor Hosman, Ines Hosman, Štefica Hosman, Francika Hosman, Franjo Hosman, Paulina Hosman, Ana Hosman, Tomislav Hosman, Stjepan Hosman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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