Surname Ruš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ruš families are Croats (from Obrovac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Djakovo.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Ruš live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Djakovo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ruš (including: Rus , Rush , Rusch , Russ , Ruesch , Ruess , Rusz , Rues , Rusth and Ruesh ) is present in 163 countries worldwide. "Rush " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Great Britain , and some 2000 people in Indonesia. "Rusch " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 8000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Rusth " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Branimir Ruš, Anton Ruš, Marija Ruš, Antun Ruš, Antonia Ruš, Ivan Ruš, Paulina Ruš

Mentions in sources

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

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories