Surname Raškaj in modern Croatia

Raškaj families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Raškaj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Vinipotok in Zlatar area (30), Zagreb (30), Sesvete (<10), Persaves in Zlatar area (<5), and in Samobor (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Raškaj (including: Raskaj , Raskay , Rashkaj and Raskai ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Raskay " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Raškaj, Nevenka Raškaj, Biserka Raškaj, Marina Raškaj, Ivica Raškaj, Senka Raškaj, Darko Raškaj, Robert Raškaj, Enver Raškaj, Miroslav Raškaj, Tomislav Raškaj, Dragutin Raškaj, Snježana Raškaj, Željko Raškaj, Mladen Raškaj, Ivan Raškaj, Mirjana Raškaj, Slava Raškaj, Milica Raškaj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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