Surname Višošević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Višošević families are generally Croats (from Jastrebarsko ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko and Samobor.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Višošević live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Jastrebarsko (15), Zagreb (10), Slakovci in Vinkovci area (<5), Srednjak (<5), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Višošević is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Visosevic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Iva Višošević, Kosta Višošević, Željko Višošević, Vanja Višošević, Petar Višošević, Ane Višošević, Miljenko Višošević, Mirjana Višošević, Janko Višošević, Renata Višošević, Josip Višošević, Anka Višošević, Stjepan Višošević, Renato Višošević, Gordana Višošević, Vjekoslav Višošević, Nikola Višošević, Tomo Višošević, Marija Višošević

Mentions in sources

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

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