Surname Hoster in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hoster families are Croats (from Lipik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lipik and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Hoster live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Marino Selo (<10), Pozega (<5), Zagreb (<5), Daruvar (<5), and in Antunovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hoster (including: Hosster , Hooster ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Hoster " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 800 in Germany , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Hosster " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Hoster, Maja Hoster, Mario Hoster, Vesna Hoster, Ivan Hoster, Viktor Hoster, Renata Hoster, Ivana Hoster, Kata Hoster, Ana Hoster, Marija Hoster, Mato Hoster, Milka Hoster, Štefica Hoster, Radmila Hoster, Goran Hoster, Marijan Hoster, Jasmina Hoster, Antun Hoster

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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