Surname Mokoš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mokoš families are predominantly Croats (from Novska area ), rarely Hungarians (from Garesnica area ), and very rarely Slovaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica area and in Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Mokoš live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and four other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Lipovljani in Novska area (10), Ladislav in Garesnica area (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Koncanica in Daruvar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mokoš (including: Mokos , Mokosch , Mokosso , Mokosh , Mochos and Mockos ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Mockos " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Mokoš, Marija Mokoš, Zvonko Mokoš, Ružica Mokoš, Dragica Mokoš, Ivan Mokoš, Đuro Mokoš, Mišo Mokoš, Damir Mokoš, Mario Mokoš, Danijel Mokoš, Tomislav Mokoš, Andrija Mokoš, Vesna Mokoš, Branislava Mokoš, Tajana Mokoš, Imbro Mokoš, Pavao Mokoš, Vilhelmina Mokoš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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