In Croatia, Edjed families are mainly Croats (from Pleternica area ), less frequently Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Edjed live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only four naselja i to in Osijek (<5), Brodski Stupnik in Pleternica area (<5), Laslovo in Osijek area (<5), and in Batina in Beli Manastir area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Edjed is present in four countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
