Surname Droždjek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Droždjek families are Croats (from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin area and in Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Droždjek live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Sracinec in Varazdin area (<5), Varazdin (<5), Cestica in Ivanec area (<5), Kucan Marof (<5), and in Bartolovec in Varazdin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Droždjek is present in two countries.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Droždjek, Ivan Droždjek, Mirjana Droždjek, Katica Droždjek, Radoslav Droždjek, Dragica Droždjek, Marjana Droždjek, Gjuro Droždjek, Vera Droždjek, Stanko Droždjek, Ivka Droždjek, Stjepan Droždjek, Ana Droždjek, Antun Droždjek, Darinka Droždjek, Tomislav Droždjek, Martin Droždjek, Sandra Droždjek, Natascha Droždjek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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