Surname Šidak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šidak families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar area ), equally Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šidak live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Sibovac (<5) and Suplja Lipa (<5) in Daruvar area, Marino Selo (<5), Dios in Daruvar area (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šidak (including: Sidak , Shvidak , Siddak , Sidach , Shidak , Siidak , Sidhak , Siddhak , Siddakh and Sidaq ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. "Shaydak " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jaroslav Šidak, Libuška Šidak, Romano Šidak, Danijel Šidak, Zlatko Šidak, Ljubica Šidak, Mira Šidak, Djenis Šidak, Manuel Šidak, Franjo Šidak, Marica Šidak, Ivan Šidak, Mirica Šidak, Milka Šidak, Nada Šidak, Anamarija Šidak, Renata Šidak, Josip Šidak, Marija Šidak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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