Surname Eđed in modern Croatia

Eđed families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Pleternica area , but often 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 90 people with faimily name Eđed live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, threee cities and 14 other places, mostly in Laslovo in Osijek area (30), Osijek (20), Bilje in Osijek area (20), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Eđed (including: Egyed , Eded , Edjed , Eged , Heged , Heded , Egjed and Edied ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. "Eded " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Egyed " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 500 in Romania , and some 200 people in the United States. "Heded " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andrijana Eđed, Arpad Eđed, Ivan Eđed, Vladimir Eđed, Zlatko Eđed, Ivica Eđed, Andreja Eđed, Kata Eđed, Marica Eđed, Melita Eđed, Sandra Eđed, Tivadar Eđed, Robert Eđed, Tibor Eđed, Viktor Eđed, Dean Eđed, Damir Eđed, Andrea Eđed, Sanela Eđed

Mentions in sources

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.

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