Surname Ostroški in modern Croatia

Ostroški families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area. In Beletinec in Varazdin area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Ostroški.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Ostroški live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Sveti Ilija in Varazdin area (40), Zagreb (30), Varazdin (25), Garesnica (20), and in Podevcevo (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ostroški (including: Ostroski , Ostrosky , Ostroskie and Ostroscki ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Ostroski " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 1000 in the United States , and some 80 people in Canada. "Ostroskie " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Ostrosky " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 100 in Mexico , and some 100 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Ostroški, Kristijan Ostroški, Ivan Ostroški, Renata Ostroški, Predrag Ostroški, Koraljka Ostroški, Alen Ostroški, Željko Ostroški, Sanja Ostroški, Dražen Ostroški, Jadranka Ostroški, Dragica Ostroški, Ivica Ostroški, August Ostroški, Slavica Ostroški, Spomenka Ostroški, Božica Ostroški, Zdravko Ostroški, Josip Ostroški

Mentions in sources

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.

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