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]
Notable people with the name include:
- 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 Vidovgradski (soldier) (1777–1849), soldier and politician, grandfather of Juraj Rukavina born in 1834
- Juraj Rukavina Vidovgradski (politician) (1834–1915), Croatian politician, grandson of Juraj Rukavina born in 1777
- Juraj Rukavina (Ustaše Militia) (1898–1945), colonel in the Ustaše Militia during World War II, commander of the Jadovno concentration camp
- 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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