Surname Rajci in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rajci families are generally Croats (from Djakovo ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Rajci live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Djakovo (10), Cres on the Island of Cres (<10), Trnava in Djakovo area (<5), Selci Djakovacki (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rajci (including: Raizi , Reitzi , Reichie and Rajzi ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Reitzi " is used by small number of people in Hungary and small number of people in the United States. "Reichie " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Rajci, Antun Rajci, Sonja Rajci, Petar Rajci, Josip Rajci, Davor Rajci, Silvija Rajci, Ivan Rajci, Mirjana Rajci, Tomislav Rajci, Anka Rajci, Stjepan Rajci, Tanja Rajci, Damir Rajci, Ivica Rajci, Justina Rajci, Milica Rajci, Katica Rajci, Nada Rajci

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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