Surname Oruč in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Oruč families are mainly Croats (from Kastel Sucurac ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Bosniaks (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin and Kastel Sucurac. In Sejdanovići in Middle Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Oruč.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Oruč live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Jalsevec Breski (<10), Stari Jankovci in Vinkovci area (<10), Split (<10), and in Zadar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Oruč (including: Oruche , Oruch , Oruci , Oruc , Orucho and Oruchu ) is present in 29 countries on four continents. The family name "Oruc " is used by some 400 people in Germany and about 100 in the United States. "Oruci " is used by some 900 people in Albania , small number in Azerbaijan , and small number of people in the United States. "Oruche " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 100 in Rwanda , and some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snežan Oruč, Marija Oruč, Đuro Oruč, Bosiljka Oruč, Sakib Oruč, Petra Oruč, Ivica Oruč, Senada Oruč, Gordana Oruč, Damir Oruč, Slaven Oruč, Željka Oruč, Džemal Oruč, Helena Oruč, Rajko Oruč, Ida Oruč, Katarina Oruč, Ivana Oruč, Tonći Oruč

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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