Surname Čosić in modern Croatia

Čosić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Jajce area) and in Zagreb. In Merdani in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Čosić.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Čosić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 650 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 41 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Split (15), Belisce (<10), Srijedska in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Čosić (including: Cosic , Cossich , Cosich , Chosich , Cossic , Cossick , Cosick , Cosici , Coshic and Tschosic ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Cosic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Austria. "Cosich " is used by some 60 people in France and small number in the United States. "Chosich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Branimir Čosić, Mladen Čosić, Vladimir Čosić, Željko Čosić, Jozo Čosić, Damir Čosić, Ivica Čosić, Jasmin Čosić, Ankica Čosić, Ivan Čosić, Siniša Čosić, Danijela Čosić, Daniel Čosić, Ljiljana Čosić, Sanja Čosić, Jure Čosić, Slavko Čosić, Pejo Čosić, Ana Čosić

Mentions in sources

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

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