Surname Medoš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Medoš families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Vrbovsko area ), and very rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Medoš live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Biovicino Selo in Knin area (20), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (10), Sibenik (<10), and in Krizevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Medoš (including: Medos , Medosch and Medosh ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Medosch " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Nada Medoš, Nikica Medoš, Dubravka Medoš, Jelena Medoš, Mirko Medoš, Željko Medoš, Drago Medoš, Jelenka Medoš, Mira Medoš, Marko Medoš, Marta Medoš, Magdalena Medoš, Đurđica Medoš, Viktorija Medoš, Jandrija Medoš, Mirna Medoš, Petar Medoš, Vujo Medoš, Anica Medoš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1516 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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