Surname Rojčević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rojčević families are Croats by relative majority (from Bjelovar ), equally Serbs, and very rarely Montenegrins (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Rojčević live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Brezovac (<10), Koprivnica (<10), Zagreb (<5), Vlaislav in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rojčević (including: Raicevic , Rojcevic , Rajcevich , Raicevich , Rojcewicz , Roycewicz and Rajcevic ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Rojcewicz " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Poland. "Roycewicz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Rajcevic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Chile , and small number of people in France , small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Rojčević, Neno Rojčević, Jovan Rojčević, Robert Rojčević, Mirjana Rojčević, Bosiljka Rojčević, Branimir Rojčević, Nikola Rojčević, Saša Rojčević, Milan Rojčević, Tomo Rojčević, Mirko Rojčević, Nada Rojčević, Čedo Rojčević, Ljubica Rojčević, Tihomir Rojčević, Stevo Rojčević, Dragica Rojčević, Eva Rojčević

Mentions in sources

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

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