Surname Rolih in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rolih families are Croats (from Kastav ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Opatija. In Boškovići in Podrinje (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Rolih.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Rolih live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Trinajstici (<10), Rijeka (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Rolih (including: Rolich , Rollich , Rohlich , Rohlih , Rolichev and Rolith ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Rolih " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Italy , and some 60 people in Argentina. "Rohlich " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Žarko Rolih, Ernest Rolih, Željko Rolih, Vedran Rolih, Gordana Rolih, Petra Rolih, Sanjin Rolih, Asija Rolih, Zlata Rolih, Gabrijela Rolih, Zdenka Rolih, Štefanija Rolih, Ivanka Rolih, Rudolf Rolih, Božica Rolih, Vlasta Rolih, Ivan Rolih, Miljka Rolih, Vladimir Rolih

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1606 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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