Surname Kockar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kockar families are almost entirely Croats (from Sisak ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kockar live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Sisak (<10), Donje Komarevo (<5), Petrinja (<5), and in Tenja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kockar (including: Kozhokar , Cockar , Kochkar , Kozhukar , Kozhekar , Kocchar , Kochchhar , Kochchar and Koccar ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Kocchar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Kockar, Svjetlana Kockar, Vlatko Kockar, Kristijan Kockar, Višnja Kockar, Antun Kockar, Željko Kockar, Mirta Kockar, Josip Kockar, Ljubica Kockar, Tereza Kockar, Đurđa Kockar, Anica Kockar, Vladimir Kockar, Marija Kockar, Jovanka Kockar, Ana Kockar, Ivana Kockar, Anka Kockar

Mentions in sources

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

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