Surname Rošić in modern Croatia

Rošić families are often Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. According to some sources they are from Domaljevac in Bosnia, less frequently Bosniaks (Cazinska Krajina, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 300 people with faimily name Rošić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Rijeka (35), Zupanja (15), Stitar (15), and in Split (10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Germany (1), Switzerland (1), Argentina (1), Canada (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Rošić (including: Rosich , Rosic , Roscic , Rosick , Rossich , Rosicha , 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

Marijan Rošić, Marijo Rošić, Katica Rošić, Sanja Rošić, Pejo Rošić, Marija Rošić, Nikola Rošić, Marko Rošić, Verica Rošić, Miljenko Rošić, Niko Rošić, Luka Rošić, Mihovil Rošić, Rok Rošić, Semir Rošić, Stažija Rošić, Željko Rošić, Petar Rošić, Ivan Rošić

Mentions in sources

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

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