Surname Kocić in modern Croatia

Kocić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Samac area).

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Kocić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Slavonski Samac (40) and Krusevica (15) in Zupanja area, Zagreb (<10), Slatina (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kocić (including: Kozic , Kozich , Kocich , Kocic , Kozicz , Kozics , Kozick , Kochick , Kocick and Koziec ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Kocic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 60 in Germany , and small number of people in Austria. "Kocich " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic and about 100 in the United States. "Kozic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 200 people in Switzerland.

Characteristic first names

Dragoljub Kocić, Ivan Kocić, Bernardica Kocić, Zvonko Kocić, Zora Kocić, Andija Kocić, Iva Kocić, Aleksandar Kocić, Josip Kocić, Gordana Kocić, Anica Kocić, Ivanka Kocić, Dijana Kocić, Viktorija Kocić, Nada Kocić, Mato Kocić, Slađana Kocić, Alen Kocić, Branko Kocić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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