Surname Rušin in modern Croatia

Rušin families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Krk and in Rijeka. In Brzac on the Island of Krk every fourth inhabitant had the family name Rušin.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Rušin live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 12 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), in Linardici (10), Krk (10) and Brzac (<10) on the Island of Krk, and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (8), France (3), and to Chile (1).
Family name Rušin (including: Rusin , Rushin , Russin , Ruschin , Russkin , Ruscin , Ruszin , Rushkin , Rusinh and Russchin ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. "Rushin " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 400 in South Africa , and some 80 people in Great Britain. "Russin " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Brazil. "Ruscin " is used by some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Rušin, Rebeka Rušin, Kenislav Rušin, Miro Rušin, Anđelka Rušin, Anđelo Rušin, Josip Rušin, Mladen Rušin, Ivan Rušin, Karmen Rušin, Livio Rušin, Debora Rušin, Ljubica Rušin, Ornela Rušin, Helena Rušin, Ante Rušin, Anton Rušin, Ursula Rušin, Marina Rušin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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