Surname Rošker in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rošker families are generally Croats (from Krizevci ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Rošker live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Krizevci (10), Pucisca on the Island of Brac (<5), Osijek (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Reka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rošker (including: Roscher , Rosker , Roschier , Roscherr , Roschker , Roschinger , Roscholler , Rosseker and Rossacher ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Rosker " is used by some 60 people in Argentina and some 60 people in the United States. "Roscher " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 800 in the United States , and some 600 people in South Africa. "Roschinger " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Djurdja Rošker, Branko Rošker, Matija Rošker, Marijan Rošker, Anica Rošker, Siniša Rošker, Snježana Rošker, Kristina Rošker, Ivan Rošker, Damir Rošker, Stjepan Rošker, Jana Rošker, Vinko Rošker, Gjurdjica Rošker, Mirjana Rošker, Mila Rošker, Marina Rošker, Barbara Rošker, Ana Rošker

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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