Surname Radošević in modern Croatia

Radošević families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Solin area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Gospic. In Prnjavor Čuntićki in Petrinja every second inhabitant had the family name Radošević.

Prevalence

About 2000 people with faimily name Radošević live in Croatia today, in 910 households. There were 2400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 76 cities and 187 other places, mostly in Zagreb (360), Dugopolje in Solin area (150), Rijeka (120), Petrinja (95), and in Gospic (60).

Outside Croatia

At least 50 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (20), the United States (9), Switzerland (4), Australia (4), Canada (4), Austria (3), Argentina (2), the Netherlands (1), Japan (1), Venezuela (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Radošević (including: Radosevich , Radosevic , Radoshevich , Radoshkevich , Radossevich , Radosevici and Radosewich ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Radosevic " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in France , and small number of people in the Netherlands. "Radosevich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 70 in Argentina , and small number of people in Australia. "Radosewich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Radošević, Ivan Radošević, Dubravko Radošević, Gordan Radošević, Marino Radošević, Krešimir Radošević, Josip Radošević, Dragan Radošević, Marija Radošević, Frano Radošević, Danijel Radošević, Jagoda Radošević, Anabela Radošević, Ivanka Radošević, Robert Radošević, Dušan Radošević, Zdenko Radošević, Željko Radošević, Ivica Radošević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1710 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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