Surname Šostarić in modern Croatia

Šostarić families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šostarić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Rusevac (10), Koprivnica (<10), Novi Vinodolski (<10), and in Rovisce (<10) and Jabuceta (<10) in Bjelovar area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Šostarić (including: Sostaric , Sostarich , Shostarich and Sostarics ) 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. "Sostarics " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Neno Šostarić, Igor Šostarić, Stevo Šostarić, Tomo Šostarić, Branka Šostarić, Alena Šostarić, Pavao Šostarić, Marinko Šostarić, Jurica Šostarić, Jeremija Šostarić, Mirela Šostarić, Antun Šostarić, Suzana Šostarić, Renata Šostarić, Miroslav Šostarić, Pavica Šostarić, Josip Šostarić, Darko Šostarić, Vladimir Šostarić

Mentions in sources

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

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