In Croatia, Hossu families are Croats (from Krizevci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Krizevci.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Hossu 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 only one small Croatian place, in Poljana Krizevacka (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hossu (including: Hosszu , Hosszú ) is present in 24 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.