Surname Rudelić in modern Croatia

Rudelić families are Croats and they are mostly from Bjelovar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and Zagreb. In Križic in Bjelovar area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Rudelić.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Rudelić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Rijeka (35), Gospic (30), Debelo Brdo I (20), and in Krizic in Bjelovar area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Canada (2), Switzerland (2), Germany (2), and to the Netherlands (1).
Family name Rudelić (including: Rudelic , Rudelich ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Rudelic " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Rudelich " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Robert Rudelić, Zvjezdana Rudelić, Igor Rudelić, Silvija Rudelić, Suzana Rudelić, Mate Rudelić, Ivica Rudelić, Dubravka Rudelić, Linda Rudelić, Stjepan Rudelić, Zrinka Rudelić, Sanja Rudelić, Nives Rudelić, Joso Rudelić, Anton Rudelić, Mario Rudelić, Miljenko Rudelić, Renata Rudelić, Marica Rudelić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1689 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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