Surname Rok in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rok families are Croats (from Cakovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Rok live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Cakovec (15), Zagreb (10), Mihovljan (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rok (including: Rock , Rook , Roch , Rokh , Roc , Roci , Rokk , Rochko and Roq ) is present in 188 countries worldwide. "Rock " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Bangladesh , and some 10000 people in Brazil. "Rook " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 3000 in the Netherlands , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Roc " is used by some 800 people in Haiti , about 800 in the United States , and some 400 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Rok, Verica Rok, Biserka Rok, Josip Rok, Hrvoje Rok, Goran Rok, Dejan Rok, Sandra Rok, Krunoslav Rok, Mladen Rok, Tea Rok, Danijela Rok, Maja Rok, Miloš Rok, Nada Rok, Rudolf Rok, Draga Rok, Nevenka Rok, Andrea Rok

Mentions in sources

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

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