Surname Hosu in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hosu families are almost entirely Croats (from Djakovo area ), barely Hungarians (from Osijek area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Slatina area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Hosu live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Beravci in Djakovo area (20), Osijek (<10), Zdenci in Orahovica area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hosu (including: Hosszu , Hossu , Hosue , Thosu , Hosszú , Hoszu and Chirosu ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Hosu " is used by some 3000 people in Romania , about 100 in Spain , and some 100 people in the United States. "Hosue " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivka Hosu, Samir Hosu, Sanela Hosu, Stjepan Hosu, Danijela Hosu, Gordana Hosu, Larisa Hosu, Antun Hosu, Ernest Hosu, Ivo Hosu, Ivica Hosu, Karolina Hosu, Jasna Hosu, Ante Hosu, Jadranka Hosu, Josip Hosu, Ivan Hosu, Dalibor Hosu, Zlatko Hosu

Mentions in sources

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.

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