Hostić families are Croats and they are mostly from Buzet. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Hostić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Sartovac (20), Pregrada (20), Darda in Osijek area (15), and in Marinec (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hostić (including: Hostic , Hostick ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. "Hostick " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Germany.
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.