Kosovac families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sinj.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Kosovac live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Rijeka (20), Brinje in Senj area (20), Karlovac (<10), and in Gvozd in Glina area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kosovac is present in 18 countries on three continents. The family name "Kosovac " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Austria , small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Sweden. "Kosowatz " is used by few people in the United States.
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.
