Rukavina
Rukavina is a South Slavic surname, derived from the Serbian and Croatian word rukav, meaning "sleeve".
It is the most common surname in the Lika-Senj County in Croatia.[1]
At least 63 individuals with the surname died at the Jasenovac concentration camp.[2]
It may refer to:
- Ante Rukavina (born 1986), Croatian footballer;
- Antonio Rukavina (born 1984), Serbian footballer of Croatian descent;
- Ivan Rukavina (1912–1992), Croatian soldier and politician active in Yugoslavia;
- Josip Rukavina (born 1942), Croatian chess player;
- Juraj Rukavina (disambiguation) several people with the same name;
- Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd (1737–1817), Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars;
- Tom Rukavina (1950–2019), American politician;
- Tomislav Rukavina (born 1974), Croatian footballer.
References
- "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- https://vh1.nethosting.com/~lituchy/victim_search.php?field=lastname&searchtype=contains&data=rukavina&submit=Go
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