Surname Mišković in modern Croatia

Mišković families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , rarely Serbs and Roms (also from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Orasje area) and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area). In places Kostrc and Matići in Bosanian Posavina every seventh inhabitant had the family name Mišković.

Prevalence

About 2200 people with faimily name Mišković live in Croatia today, in 940 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 77 cities and 231 other places, mostly in Zagreb (255), Rijeka (115), Darda in Osijek area (95), Split (80), and in Zupanja (80).

Outside Croatia

At least 37 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (13), Austria (10), the Netherlands (4), France (3), the United States (3), the United Kingdom (1), Australia (1), Argentina (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Mišković (including: Miskovic , Miskovich , Mishkovich , Miskowic , Miscovich , Miskovics , Miskowicz , Mishkovic , Miskowich and Miscovic ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Miskovic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in France. "Miskovich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Australia. "Mishkovic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Mišković, Nikola Mišković, Mato Mišković, Milorad Mišković, Lorena Mišković, Sanja Mišković, Darko Mišković, Katica Mišković, Siniša Mišković, Berivoj Mišković, Mladen Mišković, Jure Mišković, Martin Mišković, Aleksej Mišković, Pero Mišković, Iva Mišković, Vlasta Mišković, Josip Mišković, Ivo Mišković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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