Surname Vukosavljević in modern Croatia

Vukosavljević families are frequently Serbs and they are mostly from Hrvatska Kostajnica area , less frequently Croats from middle Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Osijek. In Gradac Našički in Nasice every sixth inhabitant had the family name Vukosavljević.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Vukosavljević live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Osijek (35), in Borovo (30) and Petrovci (15) in Vukovar area, Rijeka (10), and in Valpovo (10).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United Kingdom (2), Australia (2), Austria (1), Canada (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Vukosavljević (including: Vukosavljevic , Vukosavlievic ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Vukosavljevic " is used by some 60 people in Germany , about 60 in Russian Federation , and some 50 people in the United States. "Vukosavlievic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stanko Vukosavljević, Stanislav Vukosavljević, Jelena Vukosavljević, Branislav Vukosavljević, Predrag Vukosavljević, Milenko Vukosavljević, Velimir Vukosavljević, Siniša Vukosavljević, Dragan Vukosavljević, Ljubinko Vukosavljević, Veljko Vukosavljević, Mile Vukosavljević, Vaso Vukosavljević, Donata Vukosavljević, Dejan Vukosavljević, Zoran Vukosavljević, Miodrag Vukosavljević, Irena Vukosavljević, Petra Vukosavljević

Mentions in sources

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

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