Surname Rotar in modern Croatia

Rotar families are Croats the family name originates from Pozega area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega area and in Pazin.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Rotar live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Dragovci in Pozega area (25), Zagreb (25), Pula (15), Pleternica (15), and in Trviz (15).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), the United States (3), and to France (1).
Family name Rotar (including: Rothar , Rothhaar , Rothaar , Rothkar , Rottar , Rothekar and Rothmar ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. "Rothar " is used by some 400 people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Rothaar " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Rothhaar " is used by some 400 people in Germany and about 200 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandra Rotar, Dragutin Rotar, Mirjana Rotar, Sandra Rotar, Ana Rotar, Željko Rotar, Boris Rotar, Predrag Rotar, Anton Rotar, Daliborka Rotar, Tomislav Rotar, Damir Rotar, Mario Rotar, Verica Rotar, Vladimir Rotar, Vasiljka Rotar, Vesna Rotar, Alen Rotar, Davor Rotar

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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