Surname Rolk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rolk families are Croats (from Garesnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Rolk live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Ladislav in Garesnica area (<5) and Pavlovac in Grubisno Polje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rolk (including: Rohlk , Rolc , Rollich , Rohlck , Rolck , Rollic and Rollik ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. "Rohlk " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Rohlck " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Rollic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Rolk, Dijana Rolk, Danica Rolk, Zdravko Rolk, Jasna Rolk, Lana Rolk, Francika Rolk, Franciska Rolk, Franjo Rolk, Ivan Rolk, Marija Rolk, Marijana Rolk, Martin Rolk, Stjepan Rolk, Vlado Rolk, Štefanija Rolk

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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