Surname Rokša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rokša families are Croats (from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Virovitica.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Rokša live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Bjelovar (<5), Virovitica (<5), and in Velika Jasenovaca (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rokša (including: Roksa , Roksha , Rochasa , Rocska and Rocsa ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. "Rocsa " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Rokša, Zlatko Rokša, Dalibor Rokša, Dragica Rokša, Verona Rokša, Zorica Rokša, Mirko Rokša, Manuela Rokša, Josip Rokša, Amalija Rokša, Vera Rokša

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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