Surname Rojc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rojc families are generally Croats (from Varazdin area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Pula ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Rojc live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Sracinec in Varazdin area (10), Varazdin (<10), Sisak (<5), and in Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rojc (including: Roiz , Royz , Roitz , Rajc , Roich , Rojch , Roytz , Roic and Royc ) is present in 83 countries worldwide. The family name "Rojc " is used by some 60 people in Italy , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Roytz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Royc " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miljenko Rojc, Robert Rojc, Zlatko Rojc, Biserka Rojc, Blanka Rojc, Draženka Rojc, Dražen Rojc, Mirko Rojc, Željko Rojc, Damir Rojc, Susanne Rojc, Igor Rojc, Danijela Rojc, Ivanka Rojc, Lada Rojc, Zdravko Rojc, Nikolina Rojc, Evelin Rojc, Nasta Rojc

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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