Surname Kosak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kosak families are Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ivanic-Grad area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kosak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Vezisce in Ivanic-Grad area (10), Zagreb (<10), Dugo Selo (<10), Grabric in Vrbovec area (<10), and in Petrinja (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kosak (including: Koshak , Kossak , Kosach , Kossack , Kosack , Kosac , Kosachuk , Koszak and Koosak ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosak " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 5000 in Turkey , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Kosack " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 90 people in Denmark. "Kossak " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 500 in Germany , and some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Kosak, Siniša Kosak, Slavek Kosak, Vlasta Kosak, Valentina Kosak, Đuka Kosak, Milivoj Kosak, Nenad Kosak, Ivica Kosak, Dominik Kosak, Tomo Kosak, Ankica Kosak, Željko Kosak, Tihomir Kosak, Damir Kosak, Milanka Kosak, Tomislav Kosak, Matea Kosak, Đuro Kosak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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