Surname Rejc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rejc families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area) and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Rejc live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Sesvete (<5), Petrinja (<5), Baska Voda in Makarska area (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rejc (including: Reitz , Reiz , Reyz , Reech , Rejch , Reez , Reic , Reych and Reec ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. The family name "Rejc " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 80 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Canada. "Reyz " is used by some 90 people in Russian Federation , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Reitz " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 9000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Rejc, Ana Rejc, Zdenka Rejc, Zvonimir Rejc, Maja Rejc, Marjan Rejc, Josip Rejc, Matilda Rejc, Antonija Rejc, Dragan Rejc, Nada Rejc, Zdravko Rejc, Mladen Rejc, Tomica Rejc, Čedomir Rejc, Normel Rejc, Eduard Rejc, Ognjen Rejc, Ivor Rejc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1825 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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