Surname Roc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Roc families are almost entirely Croats (from Kutina area ), very rarely Czechs (also from Kutina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Lepoglava.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Roc live in Croatia today, in 10 households.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Potok in Kutina area (<10), Varazdin (<5), Ivanec (<5), Jerovec (<5), and in Kutina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Roc (including: Roz , Roch , Rotz , Rocci , Rocz , Rozz , Rooch , Rocc and Rocch ) is present in 115 countries worldwide. The family name "Roc " is used by some 800 people in Haiti , about 800 in the United States , and some 400 people in France. "Rotz " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 200 people in Canada. "Rozz " is used by some 100 people in Senegal and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Roc, Robert Roc, Goran Roc, Romana Roc, Mara Roc, Valentina Roc, Gordana Roc, Ranko Roc, Mirjana Roc, Renato Roc, Zoran Roc, Stjepan Roc, Ivan Roc, Slava Roc, Viktorija Roc, Ivanka Roc, Ljuba Roc, Valent Roc, Antonija Roc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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