Surname Roić in modern Croatia

Roić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Hvar.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Roić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are only located in in 9 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar (40), Split (40), Zagreb (30), Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<10), and in Gradac in Ploce area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Roić (including: Roitsch , Roich , Roick , Roichah , Roichan , Roicha , Roic , Roichon , Roichim and Roicih ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Roich " is used by some 70 people in Argentina , small number in Israel , and small number of people in the United States. "Roitsch " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Roick " is used by some 400 people in Germany , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Roić, Danijela Roić, Sanja Roić, Dean Roić, Antonijo Roić, Besi Roić, Luka Roić, Đuro Roić, Juraj Roić, Matko Roić, Franjo Roić, Mira Roić, Rino Roić, Klaudia Roić, Anđelko Roić, Nikola Roić, Tonći Roić, Frano Roić, Pjero Roić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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