Surname Tomašević in modern Croatia

Tomašević families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Sinj. According to some sources from Peljesac Peninsula, less frequently Serbs, and Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 1800 people with faimily name Tomašević live in Croatia today, in 780 households. There were 1900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 71 cities and 166 other places, mostly in Zagreb (275), Sinj (115), Split (70), Vinkovci (70), and in Slavonski Brod (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 31 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (12), the United States (7), Austria (4), Norway (1), New Zealand (1), the United Kingdom (1), Australia (1), Sweden (1), Belgium (1), Argentina (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Tomašević (including: Tomashevich , Tomasevich , Tomasevic , Tomashkevich , Tomassevich , Tomashevic , Thomasevich , Tomasewicz , Tomaseevich and Tomashevichi ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Tomasevic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Germany , and some 50 people in Canada. "Tomasevich " is used by some 200 people in Peru , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Argentina. "Thomasevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dušan Tomašević, Suzana Tomašević, Nives Tomašević, Marko Tomašević, Vesna Tomašević, Luka Tomašević, Stipe Tomašević, Ilko Tomašević, Silvije Tomašević, Željko Tomašević, Gordana Tomašević, Inga Tomašević, Emil Tomašević, Mladen Tomašević, Goran Tomašević, Amelia Tomašević, Tomislav Tomašević, Jagor Tomašević, Mara Tomašević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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