Surname Jakobović in modern Croatia

Jakobović families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. According to some sources they are from Srijem. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Osijek. In Domaljevac in Bosanian Posavina every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Jakobović.

Prevalence

About 480 people with faimily name Jakobović live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 470 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Djakovo (50), Osijek (50), Pozega (40), and in Strizivojna in Djakovo area (30).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jakobović (including: Jakobovic , Yakobovich , Jakobovich , Jakobowicz , Jacobovich , Yackobovicz , Jakobovics , Iakobovich , Jakobovitsch and Yackobovich ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Jakobovic " is used by some 50 people in Australia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Morocco. "Yakobovich " is used by some 200 people in Israel , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Yackobovicz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Jakobović, Zvonimir Jakobović, Mirjana Jakobović, Jasminka Jakobović, Domagoj Jakobović, Mario Jakobović, Snježana Jakobović, Antun Jakobović, Gordana Jakobović, Zlatko Jakobović, Željko Jakobović, Vladimir Jakobović, Mato Jakobović, Ilija Jakobović, Valentina Jakobović, Dražen Jakobović, Želimir Jakobović, Anica Jakobović, Maja Jakobović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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