Surname Kotar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kotar families are generally Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Jastrebarsko area. In Gornja Zdenčina in Jastrebarsko area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Kotar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kotar live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Jastrebarsko (<10), Sukosan in Zadar area (<5), Repisce in Jastrebarsko area (<5), and in Prislin in Pregrada area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kotar (including: Kothar , Khotar , Kothavar , Kothakar , Kottar , Kothawar , Kothwar , Kothkar and Kootar ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Kotar " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Turkey , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Kottar " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Kootar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tatjana Kotar, Mario Kotar, Darko Kotar, Marija Kotar, Siniša Kotar, Igor Kotar, Stjepan Kotar, Jasmina Kotar, Klemen Kotar, Josip Kotar, Marijan Kotar, Zora Kotar, Ana Kotar, Višnja Kotar, Martin Kotar, Robert Kotar, Vedrana Kotar, Peter Kotar, Alojzij Kotar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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