Surname Koš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Koš families are generally Croats (from Nasice ), very rarely Jews (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Koš live in Croatia today, in 9 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 two other places, mostly in Zoljan (20), Selnica Scitarjevska (<10), Karlovac (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Koš (including: Kos , Koss , Koshy , Koos , Kossi , Kosch , Kosh , Kosz , Kohs and Kosth ) is present in 160 countries worldwide. "Kosh " is used by some 800 people in Russian Federation , about 800 in the United States , and some 400 people in Kenya. "Kosch " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Poland. "Kosth " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Julija Koš, Danijela Koš, Zlatko Koš, Franjo Koš, Dijana Koš, Ana Koš, Josip Koš, Boris Koš, Antonija Koš, Liljana Koš, Vladimir Koš, Alen Koš, Egon Koš, Erih Koš, Florijan Koš, Željko Koš, Antun Koš, Dragutin Koš, Branko Koš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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