Surname Koščić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Koščić families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area) and in Rijeka. In Crnac in Western Bosnia every eighth inhabitant had the family name Koščić.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Koščić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Rijeka (<10), Jaguplije in Pozega area (<10), Vinkovci (<5), and in Crikvenica (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Germany (1).
Family name Koščić (including: Koscic , Koschnick , Coscas , Koscich , Koscick and Koschich ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Koscic " is used by some 200 people in Lithuania , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Koscich " is used by few people in the United States. "Koscick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ozren Koščić, Ivica Koščić, Draženka Koščić, Rafaela Koščić, Darko Koščić, Marijana Koščić, Boris Koščić, Franjo Koščić, Damir Koščić, Marija Koščić, Beneto Koščić, Ivanka Koščić, Sabrina Koščić, Tereza Koščić, Tomislav Koščić, Željko Koščić, Davor Koščić, Toni Koščić, Mario Koščić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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