Surname Ruić in modern Croatia

Ruić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Solta. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Solta.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Ruić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and 9 other places, mostly in Split (25), Zadar (20), Grohote on the Island of Solta (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Podstrana in Solin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ruić (including: Ruic , Ruich , Ruicci , Ruyck , Ruick , Ruizz and Ruichi ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Ruic " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Ruich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Spain. "Ruizz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ante Ruić, Marija Ruić, Ivica Ruić, Ivan Ruić, Filip Ruić, Petar Ruić, Vicko Ruić, Marina Ruić, Goran Ruić, Luka Ruić, Marijana Ruić, Marin Ruić, Nives Ruić, Renata Ruić, Ivo Ruić, Svetin Ruić, Miroslav Ruić, Ema Ruić, Blanka Ruić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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