Surname Rom in modern Croatia

Rom families are Croats and they are mostly from Glina. According to some sources they are from Germany. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Sisak.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Rom live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Topolovac (15), Gornji Vidusevac (10), Preloscica (<10), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rom (including: Room , Rohm , Romm , Rhom , Erom , Hrom , Herom and Rohhim ) is present in 118 countries worldwide. "Rohm " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 800 people in South Africa. "Romm " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 500 in Russian Federation , and some 300 people in Germany. "Rhom " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Rom, Marin Rom, Sanja Rom, Zlata Rom, Darko Rom, Ivica Rom, Rudolf Rom, Luka Rom, Siniša Rom, Franjo Rom, Andrea Rom, Marija Rom, Alen Rom, Matija Rom, Dalibor Rom, Branka Rom, Miljenko Rom, Mirko Rom, Antun Rom

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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