Surname Rodjak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rodjak families are predominantly Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), rarely Montenegrins (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Rodjak live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Podravske Sesvete in Djurdjevac area (<5), Virovitica (<5), and in Klostar Podravski in Djurdjevac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rodjak (including: Rodiack , Rodiak ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. "Rodiack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jelena Rodjak, Mario Rodjak, Antun Rodjak, Vera Rodjak, Cila Rodjak, Roza Rodjak, Ivan Rodjak, Barbara Rodjak, Martin Rodjak, Andrija Rodjak, Josip Rodjak, Marija Rodjak, Damir Rodjak, Terezija Rodjak, Margeta Rodjak, Dragutin Rodjak, Ana Rodjak, Kata Rodjak, Mara Rodjak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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