Surname Milošević in modern Croatia

Milošević families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Kraljevica area. According to some sources they are Udbina or from Bosnia, often Serbs, and rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek. In Višća Gornja in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Milošević.

Prevalence

About 2200 people with faimily name Milošević live in Croatia today, in 1100 households. There were 2300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 87 cities and 214 other places, mostly in Zagreb (315), Rijeka (175), Pula (90), Osijek (75), and in Split (70).

Outside Croatia

At least 58 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (19), Germany (10), Austria (7), Canada (4), Argentina (4), Sweden (4), Switzerland (3), Peru (2), France (2), Brazil (1), the United Kingdom (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Milošević (including: Milosevic , Milosevich , Miloshevich , Miloshevic , Millosevich , Melosevich , Miloshkevich and Milossevich ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Milosevic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 300 people in France. "Milosevich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 200 in South Africa , and some 60 people in Chile.

Characteristic first names

Stanislav Milošević, Veljko Milošević, Radenko Milošević, Miodrag Milošević, Špiro Milošević, Ante Milošević, Marija Milošević, Lovorko Milošević, Jelka Milošević, Mladen Milošević, Vladimir Milošević, Velibor Milošević, Branko Milošević, Josip Milošević, Mlađan Milošević, Nikša Milošević, Danko Milošević, Milan Milošević, Velimir Milošević

Mentions in sources

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

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