Surname Kossi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kossi families are Croats (from Krizevci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kossi live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Krizevci (10), Split (<10), Selce (<10), Podstrana in Solin area (<5), and in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kossi (including: Cossi , Cossy , Kossy , Cossie , Kossie , Chelossi , Qossi , Kosshi and Ciossi ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. "Kossie " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in South Africa , and small number of people in Germany. "Cossie " is used by some 300 people in South Africa , about 60 in Uganda , and some 50 people in the United States. "Ciossi " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milivoj Kossi, Snježana Kossi, Božidar Kossi, Alen Kossi, Hrvoje Kossi, Valentina Kossi, Miranda Kossi, Zdeslav Kossi, Antonia Kossi, Tomislav Kossi, Branko Kossi, Andrija Kossi, Dijana Kossi, Anica Kossi, Saša Kossi, Jarmila Kossi, Ružica Kossi, Mihaela Kossi, Anđelo Kossi

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.

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