Surname Rokić in modern Croatia

Rokić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Petrinja , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and Sisak.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Rokić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Hrastovica (25), Rijeka (15), Petrinja (15), Velika Gorica (10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (1), Switzerland (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Rokić (including: Rocas , Rokich , Rocic , Rockich , Roccas , Rokic , Rochwick and Rocass ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Rokich " is used by small number of people in Australia and small number in the United States. "Rockich " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Rocic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Duško Rokić, Radmila Rokić, Mato Rokić, Nada Rokić, Melita Rokić, Anica Rokić, Vladimir Rokić, Božo Rokić, Ivica Rokić, Nives Rokić, Željko Rokić, Jelena Rokić, Ivana Rokić, Sanja Rokić, Andrea Rokić, Petar Rokić, Milka Rokić, Jozo Rokić, Goran Rokić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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