Surname Košćal in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Košćal families are generally Croats (from Cazma ), rarely Czechs (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Košćal live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Popovaca in Kutina area (<10), Opcevac (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Košćal (including: Koscal , Koschal and Koschtial ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Koscal " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Koschal " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Koschtial " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Želimir Košćal, Štefica Košćal, Dijana Košćal, Robert Košćal, Stanislav Košćal, Franjo Košćal, Zlatko Košćal, Jadranka Košćal, Mirjana Košćal, Neđa Košćal, Miroslav Košćal, Katica Košćal, Klaudio Košćal, Tanja Košćal, Marko Košćal, Kristijan Košćal, Milka Košćal, Gjuro Košćal, Fabijan Košćal

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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