Šokci
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (Unknown, see text) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Croatia: Slavonia and Baranja Serbia: Vojvodina Hungary: Baranya County Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania
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| Languages | |
| Croatian and Hungarian | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bunjevci, Croats and Serbs |
Šokci (Croatian: Šokci, Hungarian: Sokácok, Serbian: Шокци / Šokci) are an ethnographic group of South Slavs mainly identified as Croats. They are not considered a separate ethnicity in Croatia and elsewhere, while in Serbia they are recorded as an ethnic group in censuses per self-declaration. They live in various settlements along the Danube and Sava rivers in the historic regions of Slavonia, Baranya, Syrmia and western Bačka. These regions today span eastern Croatia, southeastern Hungary, and northern Serbia. Šokci are considered natives in Slavonia and Syrmia in Croatia.
Šokci are considered to be a native population of Slavonia and Syrmia in Croatia. The Croatian Bureau of Statistics does not record the Šokci as a separate narodnost (2001). According to the 2011 census in Serbia, 607 people declared as ethnic Šokci. Outside of Slavonia and Syrmia, they live in the settlements of Bački Monoštor, Sonta, Sombor, Bački Breg in Bačka, Serbia, and Hercegszántó in Hungary.
There are several hypotheses on the origin of the name Šokci-Šokac.
The origin of Šokci people is not completely clear.
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