Rashica is an Albanian Kosovar surname.

History

The surname comes from the Village of Rašica located in southern Serbia, in the

Toplica district The Toplica District ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Топлички округ, Toplički okrug, ) is an administrative district in southern Serbia, named after the river Toplica. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 77,341 inhabitants, ma ...

Blace Blace ( sr-cyr, Блаце, ) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the population of the town is 4,865, while population of the municipality is 9,682. Settlements Aside fro ...

. The village had 30 houses inhabited by Albanian families before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878. The Albanians who left this region are known as Muhaxhirs. The Albanians from this Village kept their surname the same as the village to remember their roots this is where the modern Rashica surname comes from.

Notable people with the surname

* Andin Rashica (born 1990), Kosovan basketball coach *

Ermir Rashica Ermir Rashica (born 24 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ukrainian First League club Metalist 1925 Kharkiv. A former youth international for Kosovo, he played for the under-19 team in a pair of matches before s ...

(born 2004), Albanian footballer *

Milot Rashica Milot Rashica (; born 28 June 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Kosovo national team. Club career Early career Rashica was born in Vučitrn, FR Yugo ...

(born 1996), Kosovan footballer * Valdrin Rashica (born 1994), Kosovan footballer {{surname Albanian-language surnames