Surname Rudić in modern Croatia

Rudić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Nin area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Nin area. In Ražanac in Nin area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Rudić.

Prevalence

About 570 people with faimily name Rudić live in Croatia today, in 260 households. There were 670 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 58 other places, mostly in Zadar (80), Zagreb (70), Razanac in Nin area (70), Tkon on the Island of Pasman (50), and in Split (40).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rudić (including: Rudich , Ruddick , Rudick , Rudic , Rudych , Ruditsch , Rudyck , Rudics and Rhudick ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Rudic " is used by some 90 people in Germany , about 50 in Moldova , and small number of people in Brazil , small number of people in the United States. "Rudich " is used by some 1000 people in Ukraine , about 700 in Russian Federation , and some 500 people in the United States. "Rudick " is used by some 1000 people in the United States and about 70 in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Dušan Rudić, Milan Rudić, Andrija Rudić, Blaženka Rudić, Anđelka Rudić, Siniša Rudić, Denis Rudić, Branko Rudić, Željka Rudić, Iva Rudić, Mirko Rudić, Renata Rudić, Daniel Rudić, Marinko Rudić, Alen Rudić, Davor Rudić, Nada Rudić, Dario Rudić, Elizabeta Rudić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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