In Croatia, Chudy families are generally Croats (from Zagreb ), very rarely Bosniaks (also from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Chudy live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (15), Velika Gorica (<10), and in Gornja Reka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Chudy is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Chudy " is used by some 7000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Germany. "Chuddy " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.