Surname Orozović in modern Croatia

Orozović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Daruvar area , whereas often Croats (Srijem, Vojvodina). According to some sources they are from Turkey. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac. In places Gornji Borki and Koreničani in Daruvar area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Orozović.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Orozović live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Daruvar (15), Osijek (15), Daruvarski Brestovac in Daruvar area (10), Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<10), and in Stupnicki Kuti in Pleternica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Orozović (including: Horozovic , Orozovich and Orozovic ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. "Orozovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Horozovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Orozović, Grozdana Orozović, Savo Orozović, Nikola Orozović, Srdija Orozović, Jasmina Orozović, Marijan Orozović, Iris Orozović, Pero Orozović, Stipa Orozović, Duško Orozović, Dragoljub Orozović, Čedo Orozović, Sveto Orozović, Marinko Orozović, Dario Orozović, Nenad Orozović, Branko Orozović, Ranko Orozović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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