Surname Ruso in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ruso families are almost entirely Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), very rarely Macedonians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Ruso live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Dubrovnik (25), in Cilipi (15) and Mocici (<10) in Dubrovnik area, Zagreb (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ruso (including: Russo , Rusho , Ruszó , Rusó , Ruszo , Ruhsoh and Ruesso ) is present in 130 countries worldwide. "Russo " is used by some 100000 people in Italy , about 60000 in the United States , and some 40000 people in Brazil. "Ruesso " is used by few people in the United States. "Rusho " is used by some 9000 people in Bangladesh , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Israel.

Characteristic first names

Zdenka Ruso, Miho Ruso, Cvijeto Ruso, Tihana Ruso, Sandra Ruso, Pero Ruso, Ane Ruso, Franjo Ruso, Vlaho Ruso, Petra Ruso, Gordana Ruso, Stjepo Ruso, Cvjeto Ruso, Marija Ruso, Anita Ruso, Paula Ruso, Davor Ruso, Srećko Ruso, Goran Ruso

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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