Surname Gudec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gudec families are almost entirely Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), barely Bosniaks (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dugo Selo area and in Zagreb. In Tedrovec in Dugo Selo area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Gudec.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Gudec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Ivanic-Grad (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), Gornja Pusca in Zapresic area (<10), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gudec (including: Guedez , Gudez ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Gudez " is used by few people in the United States. "Guedez " is used by some 30000 people in Venezuela , about 500 in Mexico , and some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Gudec, Ivica Gudec, Vilem Gudec, Vjekoslav Gudec, Ivan Gudec, Marijan Gudec, Renata Gudec, Slavica Gudec, Eugen Gudec, Stjepan Gudec, Mario Gudec, Vladimir Gudec, Jasna Gudec, Ljiljana Gudec, Mladen Gudec, Dragutin Gudec, Branko Gudec, Ksenija Gudec, Diana Gudec

Mentions in sources

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

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