Surname Košić in modern Croatia

Košić families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb. In places Nova Ves Petrijanečka and Krkanec in Varazdin area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Košić.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Košić live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Varazdin (50), Persaves in Zlatar area (25), Vidovec in Varazdin area (20), Ivanic-Grad (20), and in Krkanec in Varazdin area (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Košić (including: Kosich , Kosic , Kosiec , Koscic , Kosick , Kossick , Koshich , Kossich , Kossic and Kosicz ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Kosich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 60 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Kosicz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlado Košić, Ljiljana Košić, Vid Košić, Ivan Košić, Alan Košić, Tomislav Košić, Sanja Košić, Lidija Košić, Branka Košić, Stanislav Košić, Vesna Košić, Tihomir Košić, Dejan Košić, Davor Košić, Renata Košić, Jasmin Košić, Damir Košić, Robert Košić, Valentina Košić

Mentions in sources

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

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