Troskot families are Croats and they are mostly from Vodice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vodice area and in Benkovac area. In Banjevci in Benkovac area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Troskot.
Prevalence
About 450 people with faimily name Troskot live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zadar (85), Zagreb (60), Kasic in Vodice area (60), Biograd na moru (50), and in Banjevci in Benkovac area (50).
Outside Croatia
Family name Troskot is present in 11 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.