In Croatia, Rugašević families are Croats (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Vinkovci area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Rugašević live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Komletinci in Vinkovci area (30) and Vinkovci (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Rugašević is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.