Surname Rosić in modern Croatia

Rosić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area) and in Nova Gradiska. In Kula in East Herzegovina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Rosić.

Prevalence

About 440 people with faimily name Rosić live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 440 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 48 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Split (45), Rijeka (25), Prvca (25), and in Nova Gradiska (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), Austria (3), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (2), Australia (1), the United States (1), France (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Rosić (including: Rosich , Rosic , Rosick , Rossich , Rosicha , Rosichah , Rosics , Rossic , Rosici and Rosicz ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Rosic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Iraq , and some 100 people in Germany. "Rosich " is used by some 800 people in Spain , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Argentina. "Rosick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 90 in Mauritius.

Characteristic first names

Davorka Rosić, Vladimir Rosić, Maja Rosić, Ljubica Rosić, Marko Rosić, Stipić Rosić, Vinko Rosić, Lidija Rosić, Sandra Rosić, Milenko Rosić, Duška Rosić, Ivo Rosić, Lara Rosić, Mira Rosić, Dubravka Rosić, Mate Rosić, Dušan Rosić, Damir Rosić, Željko Rosić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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