Surname Škedel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Škedel families are Croats (from the Island of Murter ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Škedel live in Croatia today, in 6 households.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Murter on the Island of Murter (<10), Rijeka (<10), Podhum in Rijeka area (<10), Zadar (<5), and in Icici (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škedel (including: Skedel , Schaedel , Schedel , Schoedel , Schiedel , Scheddel , Schwedel , Schmedel , Skedell and Schedell ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Skedel " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Skedell " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schedel " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Japan.

Characteristic first names

Davor Škedel, Jasenka Škedel, Darko Škedel, Matija Škedel, Aldo Škedel, Branko Škedel, Andrej Škedel, Mirjana Škedel, Natalija Škedel, Tanja Škedel, Josip Škedel, Milivoj Škedel, Dragutin Škedel, Marija Škedel, Josipa Škedel, Ana Škedel, Marko Škedel, Borna Škedel, Dominik Škedel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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