Surname Ruškan in modern Croatia

Ruškan families are Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and in Nova Gradiska area. In Drežnik in Nova Gradiska area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Ruškan.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Ruškan live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 15 other places, mostly in Nova Gradiska (30), in Zapolje (20) and Bukovica (15) in Nova Gradiska area, Zagreb (10), and in Dreznik in Nova Gradiska area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ruškan (including: Ruskan , Ruschmann , Ruschman , Ruscan and Ruschan ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Ruskan " is used by some 90 people in Indonesia , about 70 in Ukraine , and some 70 people in the United States. "Ruschman " is used by some 400 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Ruschmann " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 300 in Brazil , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Ruškan, Antun Ruškan, Josip Ruškan, Blaženka Ruškan, Adriana Ruškan, Kristijan Ruškan, Bara Ruškan, Marina Ruškan, Vesna Ruškan, Željko Ruškan, Krunoslav Ruškan, Vjekoslav Ruškan, Stjepan Ruškan, Lucija Ruškan, Mirjana Ruškan, Žaklina Ruškan, Đuro Ruškan, Vinko Ruškan, Ivan Ruškan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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