Surname Savatović in modern Croatia

Savatović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Obrovac area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and in Obrovac area. In Oraovac in Obrovac area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Savatović.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Savatović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Oraovac in Obrovac area (15), Pula (10), Gospic (<10), and in Gracac in Knin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), France (1), and to the Netherlands (1).
Family name Savatović (including: Savatovich , Savatovic ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Savatovic " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dušanka Savatović, Saša Savatović, Karin Savatović, Jovo Savatović, Rade Savatović, Boris Savatović, Stevica Savatović, Milan Savatović, Željko Savatović, Dobrivoj Savatović, Sabina Savatović, Dušan Savatović, Nikola Savatović, Želimir Savatović, Vlado Savatović, Igor Savatović, Miloš Savatović, Branka Savatović, Ljubica Savatović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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