Surname Kos in modern Croatia

Kos families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof area. According to some sources they are from middle Istria, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin. In Nespeš in Sveti Ivan Zelina every third inhabitant had the family name Kos.

Prevalence

About 4600 people with faimily name Kos live in Croatia today, in 1900 households. There were 4700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 87 cities and 518 other places, mostly in Zagreb (895), Varazdin (135), Velika Gorica (115), Rijeka (90), and in Labin (75).

Outside Croatia

At least 80 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (22), Australia (20), Germany (19), Canada (6), France (4), Austria (3), the United Kingdom (3), Argentina (1), Switzerland (1), and to Spain (1).
Family name Kos (including: Koss , Koos , Khosh , Kosh , Kosz , Kohs , Khos , Koosh and Koosz ) is present in 137 countries worldwide. "Koss " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in Poland. "Koos " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 3000 in Hungary , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Kosh " is used by some 800 people in Russian Federation , about 800 in the United States , and some 400 people in Kenya.

Characteristic first names

Serđo Kos, Mario Kos, Stjepan Kos, Ines Kos, Damir Kos, Josip Kos, Božena Kos, Igor Kos, Zlatko Kos, Franjo Kos, Marija Kos, Mladen Kos, Suzana Kos, Vesna Kos, Milan Kos, Jelena Kos, Goran Kos, Andrija Kos, Nando Kos

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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