Surname Josić in modern Croatia

Josić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area) and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area). In Šurkovac in Bosnian Krajina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Josić.

Prevalence

About 890 people with faimily name Josić live in Croatia today, in 390 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 53 cities and 101 other places, mostly in Zagreb (180), Petrinja (40), Osijek (35), Gunja in Zupanja area (30), and in Vinkovci (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), Austria (6), Switzerland (3), the United States (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Josić (including: Josic , Jossic , Yosick , Josich , Jossick , Yosich , Joshick , Iosic , Josick and Jositsch ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Josic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 60 in Austria , and some 60 people in the United States. "Josich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yosich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Josić, Niko Josić, Ivka Josić, Zdravko Josić, Dragan Josić, Damir Josić, Ante Josić, Hrvoje Josić, Višnja Josić, Ilija Josić, Goran Josić, Rajko Josić, Zlata Josić, Milan Josić, Olivije Josić, Đura Josić, Srećko Josić, Miroslav Josić, Zoran Josić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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