Štedul families are Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Duga Resa area. In Jarče Polje in Duga Resa area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Štedul.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Štedul live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Karlovac (35), Duga Resa (20), Zagreb (20), and in Jarce Polje (15) and Resetarevo (<10) in Duga Resa area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Štedul is present in three countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.