Surname Vukov in modern Croatia

Vukov families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Banat (Vojvodina). According to some sources they are from Herzegovina, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Vukov live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Split (15), Sibenik (15), Markusica in Vinkovci area (<10), and in Zlarin (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (9), Argentina (1), Australia (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Vukov (including: Vuckov , Vuchkov ) is present in 26 countries on four continents. The family name "Vukov " is used by some 700 people in Chad , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Bulgaria. "Vuckov " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Zvonimir Vukov, Vice Vukov, Jerko Vukov, Krešimir Vukov, Igor Vukov, Joško Vukov, Danijela Vukov, Damir Vukov, Ljiljana Vukov, Branko Vukov, Željko Vukov, Mita Vukov, Marin Vukov, Hrvoje Vukov, Davor Vukov, Vesna Vukov, Petar Vukov, Srećko Vukov, Dušan Vukov

Mentions in sources

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

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