Surname Rubin in modern Croatia

Rubin families are often Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin area and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area).

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Rubin live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Zastrazisce on the Island of Hvar (<10), Varazdin (<10), Vranjic (<10), and in Trogir (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rubin (including: Herubin , Rubien , Rubín , Hrubín , Rubbin , Rhubin and Rubyn ) is present in 107 countries worldwide. The family name "Rubin " is used by some 80000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Brazil , and some 10000 people in the Philippines. "Rubien " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Denmark. "Rubbin " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation , small number in Malaysia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Otmar Rubin, Jakov Rubin, Mirjana Rubin, Slobodan Rubin, Goran Rubin, Zoran Rubin, Sanja Rubin, Drago Rubin, Gordana Rubin, Davor Rubin, Nikola Rubin, Dušanka Rubin, Boris Rubin, Jure Rubin, Tereza Rubin, Franjo Rubin, Ružica Rubin, Jadranka Rubin, Marijana Rubin

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.

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