Surname Rod in modern Croatia

Rod 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 150 people with faimily name Rod live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Zlatar (25), Persaves in Zlatar area (15), Druzilovec in Zabok area (10), and in Koprivnica (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rod (including: Rood , Rodd , Rhodd , Rhod , Rodh , Erod , Rohd , Rhood and Hrod ) is present in 115 countries worldwide. The family name "Rod " is used by some 8000 people in Mexico , about 5000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Brazil. "Rood " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 2000 in the Netherlands , and some 1000 people in South Africa. "Rodd " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 500 in South Africa , and some 400 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Edita Rod, Krešimir Rod, Dražen Rod, Stjepan Rod, Katarina Rod, Gordana Rod, Franjo Rod, Miljenko Rod, Mario Rod, Željko Rod, Božena Rod, Đurđica Rod, Darko Rod, Silvestar Rod, Ivan Rod, Štefanija Rod, Ranka Rod, Natalija Rod, Tomislav Rod

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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