Surname Heđi in modern Croatia

Heđi families are often Croats and they are mostly from Donji Miholjac area , rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Nasice area.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Heđi live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (10), Cerna in Zupanja area (<10), Vukovar (<10), Daruvar (<10), and in Vinkovci (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Heđi (including: Hedi , Hegyi , Hedji , Thedi , Hegji , Thedie , Heddi , Hedie , Hedih and Thedji ) is present in 68 countries worldwide. The family name "Hedji " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Indonesia. "Hegji " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hegyi " is used by some 6000 people in Hungary , about 800 in Romania , and some 600 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Heđi, Zorislav Heđi, Karlo Heđi, Franjo Heđi, Dario Heđi, Marijan Heđi, Robert Heđi, Ivica Heđi, Zlata Heđi, Zoran Heđi, Mirko Heđi, Mario Heđi, Josipa Heđi, Matija Heđi, Ivan Heđi, Melani Heđi, Ivana Heđi, Adam Heđi, Marina Heđi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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