Surname Kušćević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kušćević families are Croats (from the Island of Brac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Brac and in Split. In Nerežišća on the Island of Brac every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Kušćević.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kušćević live in Croatia today, in 19 households.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and threee other places, mostly in Nerezisca on the Island of Brac (20), Split (<10), Milna on the Island of Brac (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Postira on the Island of Brac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kušćević (including: Kuscevic , Kuscevich ) is present in 6 countries on four continents. The family name "Kuscevic " is used by some 500 people in Bolivia , about 200 in Chile , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Frane Kušćević, Ivana Kušćević, Branimir Kušćević, Lida Kušćević, Ružica Kušćević, Mladen Kušćević, Željka Kušćević, Tomislav Kušćević, Stjepko Kušćević, Žarka Kušćević, Vinka Kušćević, Petar Kušćević, Jaki Kušćević, Nikola Kušćević, Jerko Kušćević, Ivo Kušćević, Grozdana Kušćević, Tito Kušćević, Nedjeljko Kušćević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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