Surname Roter in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Roter families are Croats (from Virovitica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Roter live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<10) and Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Roter (including: Rother , Rotter , Rothier , Rothner , Rohter , Rooter , Rothler , Rothmer and Rhoter ) is present in 68 countries worldwide. The family name "Roter " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 900 in Germany , and some 600 people in the United States. "Rother " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Brazil. "Rotter " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 4000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Elvira Roter, Mira Roter, Danko Roter, Rudimir Roter, Branka Roter, Ljudmila Roter, Zdenko Roter, Dora Roter, Nada Roter, Đurđica Roter, Ivo Roter, Ivan Roter, Đurđa Roter, Đuro Roter, Marijana Roter, Franciska Roter, Ana Roter, Rajmund Roter, Savka Roter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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