Surname Rosi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rosi families are generally Croats (from Pozega area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega area and in Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Rosi live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Pozega (<10), Slavonski Samac in Zupanja area (<5), in Boricevci (<5) and Orljavac (<5) in Pozega area, and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rosi (including: Rossi , Rossie , Rosie , Roshi , Rosih , Roosi , Rooshi , Rosii and Rossii ) is present in 163 countries worldwide. "Rosie " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 600 in Great Britain , and some 200 people in Indonesia. "Rossie " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Indonesia. "Roshy " is used by some 100 people in Bangladesh , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Renato Rosi, Bojan Rosi, Jakob Rosi, Siniša Rosi, Ivana Rosi, Mario Rosi, Ruža Rosi, Marin Rosi, Ante Rosi, Anđelo Rosi, Zlatko Rosi, Edo Rosi, Luka Rosi, Ernest Rosi, Jakov Rosi, Antun Rosi, Ljubica Rosi, Mirko Rosi, Gordana Rosi

Mentions in sources

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

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