Surname Rojs in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rojs families are Croats by relative majority (from Metkovic ), equally Slovenes (also from Metkovic ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Rojs live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Metkovic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rojs (including: Rois , Roys , Rajs , Roiss , Roies , Roish , Roysh , Rooys and Royss ) is present in 123 countries worldwide. "Roys " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 600 in Colombia , and some 300 people in Indonesia. "Roiss " is used by some 90 people in Austria , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States. "Royss " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saška Rojs, Tomaž Rojs, Branko Rojs, Ivan Rojs, Miroslav Rojs, Katica Rojs, Jurij Rojs, Aleksandar Rojs, Aleš Rojs, Darko Rojs, Igor Rojs, Jožef Rojs, Jure Rojs, Marija Rojs, Marijo Rojs, Pavel Rojs, Sergej Rojs, Vlasta Rojs

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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