Surname Dedović in modern Croatia

Dedović families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Peljesac Peninsula , less frequently Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Dubrovnik. In Lađevci in Bosnian Krajina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Dedović.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Dedović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Dubrovnik (20), Mokosica (<10), Mlini in Dubrovnik area (<10), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (4), the United States (3), and to Germany (3).
Family name Dedović (including: Dedovic , Dedovich , Dedovych and Dedowicz ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Dedovic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Australia. "Dedowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željka Dedović, Romano Dedović, Admir Dedović, Tomislav Dedović, Franka Dedović, Vanja Dedović, Edina Dedović, Srećko Dedović, Almira Dedović, Marija Dedović, Jasminka Dedović, Ivana Dedović, Giana Dedović, Martin Dedović, Đani Dedović, Josip Dedović, Mladen Dedović, Đuro Dedović, Kate Dedović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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