Surname Kosi in modern Croatia

Kosi families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Kosi live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Velika Gorica (10), Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (10), Sesvete (<10), and in Cabuna in Virovitica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kosi (including: Kossi , Koshi , Khosi , Kosie , Kossie , Kosih , Koshie , Koosi and Koszi ) is present in 129 countries worldwide. "Kosie " is used by some 100 people in South Africa , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Kossie " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in South Africa , and small number of people in Germany. "Koszi " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Kosi, Karmen Kosi, Mario Kosi, Ivan Kosi, Boris Kosi, Snježana Kosi, Ana Kosi, Tihomir Kosi, Franjo Kosi, Krešo Kosi, Katarina Kosi, Rade Kosi, Larisa Kosi, Ivica Kosi, Marina Kosi, Dario Kosi, Jasenka Kosi, Željko Kosi, Ljiljana Kosi

Mentions in sources

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

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories