Surname Roza in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Roza live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Dubrovnik (<10) and Matulji in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Roza (including: Rózsa , Rozza , Rozsa , Rooza , Eroza , Rozah , Rozzera , Rhoza and Rozha ) is present in 85 countries worldwide. "Rozsa " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 700 in the United States , and some 90 people in Germany. "Rozha " is used by few people in the United States. "Rózsa " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Dijana Roza, Maris Roza, Đivo Roza, Berto Roza, Jadranka Roza, Bedur Roza, Mara Roza, Klarić Roza, Ivan Roza, Jakov Roza, Jelena Roza, Karoly Roza, Milivoj Roza, Nikola Roza, Posavec Roza, Szilvia Roza, Vanda Roza

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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