Surname Šostaric in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šostaric families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šostaric live in Croatia today, in 17 households.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zrinski Topolovac in Krizevci area (35), Otrovanec in Djurdjevac area (<10), Koprivnica (<10), Kriz Gornji in Krizevci area (<5), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šostaric (including: Sostaric , Sostarich and Shostarich ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Sostaric " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Argentina , and some 200 people in Canada. "Sostarich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Šostaric, Ivana Šostaric, Ružica Šostaric, Josip Šostaric, Zdravko Šostaric, Stjepan Šostaric, Ljiljana Šostaric, Zrinka Šostaric, Mišo Šostaric, Danijel Šostaric, Katarina Šostaric, Dario Šostaric, Siniša Šostaric, Marina Šostaric, Nikolina Šostaric, Tomislav Šostaric, Vlado Šostaric, Mato Šostaric, Stanislav Šostaric

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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