Ogresta families are Croats and they are mostly from Dubrovnik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Ogresta live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 8 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (45), Doli in Dubrovnik area (15), Zagreb (10), Mokosica (<10), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ogresta is present in three countries on two continents.
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.