In Croatia, Egyed families are Croats by relative majority (from Osijek ), equally Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Osijek area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Egyed live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Osijek (<5), and in Bilje (<5) and Laslovo (<5) in Osijek area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Egyed is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Egyed " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 500 in Romania , and some 200 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 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.