Surname Roš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Roš families are Croats (from Novi Marof area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Novi Marof area. In Jarek Bisaški in Novi Marof area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Roš.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Roš live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Sibenik (<10), in Bisag (<10), Breznicki Hum (<5) and Jales Breznicki (<5) in Novi Marof area, and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Roš (including: Ros , Ross , Rossi , Roos , Rosso , Rosch , Rosh , Rossa , Rohs and Rosz ) is present in 195 countries worldwide. "Rosh " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 600 in Israel , and some 600 people in Sri Lanka. "Rosch " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 400 people in South Africa. "Ross " is used by some 500000 people in the United States , about 70000 in Canada , and some 40000 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Željko Roš, Boris Roš, Đurđica Roš, Gordana Roš, Mirko Roš, Miljenko Roš, Dragan Roš, Branka Roš, Vlado Roš, Iva Roš, Fran Roš, Tanja Roš, Josip Roš, Ivica Roš, Jasna Roš, Ivan Roš, Stjepan Roš, Branimir Roš, Karlo Roš

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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