Surname Skoković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Skoković families are almost entirely Croats (from Krizevci ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Krizevci.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Skoković live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Krizevci (<10), Veliki Potocec (<10), Luka (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skoković (including: Skokovic , Skokovich ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Skokovic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Elizabeta Skoković, Anita Skoković, Branko Skoković, Hrvojka Skoković, Alojz Skoković, Ivan Skoković, Luka Skoković, Zoran Skoković, Nevenka Skoković, Ivanka Skoković, Dragan Skoković, Valent Skoković, Marija Skoković, Mladen Skoković, Jelka Skoković, Miroslav Skoković, Željko Skoković, Ankica Skoković, Tomo Skoković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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