Surname Sokolović in modern Croatia

Sokolović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Pleternica area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Samobor. In Šumeće in Pleternica area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Sokolović.

Prevalence

About 510 people with faimily name Sokolović live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 640 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 52 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Sumece in Pleternica area (55), Slavonski Brod (40), Klokocevec Samoborski (30), and in Kutina (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sokolović (including: Sokolovic , Sokolovich , Sokolowicz , Sokolovych , Sokolowich and Socolovici ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Sokolovic " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada. "Sokolowicz " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 200 in Argentina , and some 50 people in the United States. "Sokolowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasna Sokolović, Dragan Sokolović, Stjepan Sokolović, Marijan Sokolović, Srećko Sokolović, Miroslav Sokolović, Goran Sokolović, Jadranka Sokolović, Vladimir Sokolović, Zoran Sokolović, Renato Sokolović, Branko Sokolović, Rozalija Sokolović, Branka Sokolović, Miro Sokolović, Fetija Sokolović, Alen Sokolović, Dominik Sokolović, Mato Sokolović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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