Surname Rodin in modern Croatia

Rodin families are Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. According to some sources they are from France. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Herzegovina (Capljina area). In Prvić Luka in Vodice every sixth inhabitant had the family name Rodin.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Rodin live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Metkovic (75), Zagreb (50), Split (40), Rijeka (35), and in Kastel Luksic (35).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rodin (including: Rhodin , Rohdin , Roddin , Rodien , Rooddin , Roodin , Rodhin , Roddhin and Rodyn ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Rodin " is used by some 30000 people in Russian Federation , about 4000 in Ukraine , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Rhodin " is used by some 600 people in Sweden , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Rohdin " is used by some 400 people in Sweden , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Siniša Rodin, Jasna Rodin, Urelija Rodin, Anton Rodin, Davor Rodin, Nives Rodin, Dunja Rodin, Dean Rodin, Andrej Rodin, Tanja Rodin, Slavko Rodin, Srećko Rodin, Mirjana Rodin, Zdravko Rodin, Hrvoje Rodin, Željka Rodin, Marin Rodin, Milenko Rodin, Darinka Rodin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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