Surname Brajdić in modern Croatia

Brajdić families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj area and in Karlovac. In places Brajdić Selo and Podcetin in Slunj area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Brajdić.

Prevalence

About 610 people with faimily name Brajdić live in Croatia today, in 260 households. There were 560 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 40 cities and 66 other places, mostly in Zagreb (95), Karlovac (45), Rijeka (40), Brajdic Selo in Slunj area (35), and in Bjelovar (25).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (4), the United States (4), the Netherlands (1), and to France (1).
Family name Brajdić (including: Brajdic , Braidic , Brajdich , Braidich and Braydich ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Brajdic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in France , and some 60 people in Germany. "Brajdich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Braydich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Brajdić, Davor Brajdić, Goran Brajdić, Josip Brajdić, Jasna Brajdić, Danijel Brajdić, Alida Brajdić, Đuka Brajdić, Stjepan Brajdić, Dražen Brajdić, Branimir Brajdić, Sergio Brajdić, Mirko Brajdić, Mira Brajdić, Hrvoje Brajdić, Rajko Brajdić, Antun Brajdić, Toni Brajdić, Mladen Brajdić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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