Surname Otto in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Otto families are generally Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ), rarely Slovaks (from Ilok ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Otto live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Novoselec in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), Ilok (<5), and in Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Otto (including: Hotto , Ottoh , Ottho and Ottoo ) is present in 124 countries worldwide. The family name "Otto " is used by some 70000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in South Africa. "Hotto " is used by some 100 people in Indonesia , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Rolf Otto, Stephan Otto, Karl Otto, Klaus Otto, Markus Otto, Daniel Otto, Leonard Otto, Rudolf Otto, Peter Otto, Djura Otto, Divna Otto, Vlasta Otto, Jozefina Otto, Mira Otto, Lidija Otto, Marija Otto, Zdravko Otto, Đurđica Otto, Marcus Otto

Mentions in sources

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

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