Surname Kozic in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kozic families are generally Croats (from Osijek area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Orahovica area. In Golenić in Slatina every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Kozic.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kozic live in Croatia today, in 8 households.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Antunovac in Osijek area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), Slatina (<5), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kozic (including: Kozich , Cozic , Kozicz , Kozhich , Kozych , Koziec and Koziez ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Kozic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 200 people in Switzerland. "Kozicz " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Hungary. "Koziec " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marica Kozic, Željko Kozic, Drago Kozic, Ivan Kozic, Svjetlana Kozic, Damir Kozic, Stjepan Kozic, Samir Kozic, Ana Kozic, Vera Kozic, Sandra Kozic, Mira Kozic, Radojka Kozic, Tanja Kozic, Elizabeta Kozic, Bruno Kozic, Lea Kozic, Laura Kozic, Katja Kozic

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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