Surname Rusac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rusac families are generally Croats (from Pazin ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin and Pula. In Tinjan in Pazin area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Rusac.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Rusac live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Pazin (20), Tinjan in Pazin area (<10), Vela Traba (<10), Pula (<10), and in Porec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rusac (including: Russac , Russaz and Rushatz ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. "Russac " is used by some 100 people in France , about 90 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Peru , small number of people in the United States. "Russaz " is used by some 60 people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Rushatz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Silvia Rusac, Ivan Rusac, Vladimir Rusac, Darko Rusac, Emanuela Rusac, Eugen Rusac, Mladen Rusac, Marija Rusac, Neven Rusac, Davor Rusac, Goran Rusac, Branka Rusac, Viliam Rusac, Ines Rusac, Omar Rusac, Bruno Rusac, Anđelo Rusac, Dušica Rusac, Ana Rusac

Mentions in sources

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.

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