Surname Osvald in modern Croatia

Osvald families are Croats and they are mostly from Iloka. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ilok and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Osvald live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Osijek (10), Ilok (10), Otok in Vinkovci area (<10), and in Makarska (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Osvald (including: Oswald , Osswald , Oszvald , Oszwald and Ossvald ) is present in 125 countries worldwide. "Oswald " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 30000 in Germany , and some 5000 people in Tanzania. "Osswald " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 700 in France , and some 500 people in the United States. "Oszvald " is used by some 500 people in Hungary , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Osvald, Štefko Osvald, Josip Osvald, Filip Osvald, Marija Osvald, Irena Osvald, Petar Osvald, Natalija Osvald, Igor Osvald, Tomislav Osvald, Silvija Osvald, Vlatko Osvald, Andrea Osvald, Snežana Osvald, Ljubica Osvald, Marko Osvald, Zvonimir Osvald, Marinko Osvald, Željko Osvald

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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