Surname Rataić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rataić families are almost entirely Croats (from Karlovac area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac area and in Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Rataić live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Draganic in Karlovac area (40), Karlovac (10), Konjscina in Zlatar area (<10), Kutina (<5), and in Izimje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rataić (including: Rataic , Rataichek and Rataich ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Rataic " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Rataichek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Rataić, Ignac Rataić, Josip Rataić, Marinko Rataić, Jadranko Rataić, Katica Rataić, Željko Rataić, Dijana Rataić, Veronika Rataić, Tatjana Rataić, Dražen Rataić, Anđelko Rataić, Sanja Rataić, Nenad Rataić, Tomislav Rataić, Milojka Rataić, Ivan Rataić, Dragica Rataić, Vladimir Rataić

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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