Surname Hrdi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hrdi families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area. In Grabarje in Orahovica area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Hrdi.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hrdi live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Bektez in Orahovica area (<5), Breznica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (<5), and in Bertelovci in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrdi (including: Herdi , Herdy , Chardi , Hrdy , Chordi , Herdih , Cherdi , Churdi and Herdie ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Hrdi " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hrdy " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Herdy " is used by some 3000 people in Brazil , about 1000 in Indonesia , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlado Hrdi, Katica Hrdi, Stjepan Hrdi, Mira Hrdi, Ivica Hrdi, Ivana Hrdi, Kata Hrdi, Margita Hrdi, Marica Hrdi, Marija Hrdi, Terezija Hrdi, Vendel Hrdi, Verona Hrdi

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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