Skočibušić families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Tomislavgrad area) and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area). In Mesihovina in Western Bosnia every seventh inhabitant had the family name Skočibušić.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Skočibušić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Cepin in Osijek area (20), Semeljci in Djakovo area (15), Makarska (15), and in Vinkovci (10).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), France (2), and to Germany (1). Family name Skočibušić is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
