In Croatia, Brodnik families are generally Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Ivanec area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Brodnik live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Koprivnica (<10) and Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Brodnik is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Brodnik " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria. "Brodnick " is used by some 300 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.