Surname Skok in modern Croatia

Skok families are Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Skok live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Varazdin (20), Ravna Gora in Delnice area (10), Jastrebarsko (10), and in Kapela in Bjelovar area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), France (1), Australia (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Skok (including: Skochko , Skoch , Skocz , Szkok , Skock , Skoc , Skook , Skokh and Scok ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. "Skook " is used by few people in the United States. "Skochko " is used by some 700 people in Ukraine , about 200 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Skoch " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Srđan Skok, Klaudio Skok, Minea Skok, Josip Skok, Danijel Skok, Vjeran Skok, Mira Skok, Branko Skok, Božidar Skok, Silvija Skok, Petar Skok, Goran Skok, Snježana Skok, Marko Skok, Sanja Skok, Ranko Skok, Nenad Skok, Marijana Skok, Borka Skok

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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