Surname Očko in modern Croatia

Očko families are Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada area. According to some sources they are from Vrbisnica near Hum na Sutli. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Zagreb. In places Vrbišnica and Hum na Sutli in Pregrada area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Očko.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Očko live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Vrbisnica in Pregrada area (65), Zagreb (65), in Hum na Sutli (25) and Lastine (<10) in Pregrada area, and in Donja Stubica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Očko (including: Ocko , Ochuko , Ochoco , Ochko , Ochako , Oczko , Ochinko , Occo , Ochenko and Otschko ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Ocko " is used by some 400 people in Congo , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 200 people in the United States. "Otschko " is used by few people in the United States. "Ochuko " is used by some 70 people in Japan , about 50 in Poland , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasmina Očko, Ana Očko, Miroslav Očko, Ivan Očko, Domagoj Očko, Damir Očko, Vesna Očko, Josip Očko, Karlo Očko, Milan Očko, Siniša Očko, Lidija Očko, Irena Očko, Željka Očko, Tomica Očko, Konrad Očko, Kristina Očko, Branka Očko, Matija Očko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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