Surname Šot in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šot families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and in Djakovo area. In Ferenci in Ozalj every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Šot.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šot live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Bilje in Osijek area (<5), Vladislavci in Djakovo area (<5), and in Radosavci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šot (including: Sot , Soth , Schot , Szot , Shot , Sott , Schoth , Sodt , Schodt and Shoth ) is present in 109 countries worldwide. "Shot " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Mexico , and some 200 people in Russian Federation. "Schot " is used by some 3000 people in the Netherlands , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States. "Soth " is used by some 50000 people in Cambodia , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Marina Šot, Josip Šot, Ferenc Šot, Margit Šot, Melita Šot, Marija Šot, Đula Šot, Franjo Šot, Vlasta Šot, Valentin Šot, Jože Šot, Jura Šot, Marica Šot, Pavla Šot

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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