In Croatia, Brdek families are almost entirely Croats (from Velika Gorica ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Velika Gorica.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Brdek live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (25), Velika Gorica (20), and in Micevec (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Brdek is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Brdek " is used by some 70 people in Czech Republic , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Poland.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.