Surname Keder in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Keder families are Croats (from Lepoglava ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and in Lepoglava area. In Vulišinec in Lepoglava every eighth inhabitant had the family name Keder.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Keder live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Vulisinec (20), Viletinec (20), Rinkovec in Lepoglava area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Lepoglava (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keder (including: Kheder , Khedher , Ceder , Kehder , Khedder , Keeder , Köder , Cheder and Kedder ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. "Kehder " is used by some 300 people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Keeder " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Ceder " is used by some 800 people in Sweden , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Suriname.

Characteristic first names

Nevenka Keder, Srečko Keder, Dragutin Keder, Janko Keder, Stanislav Keder, Dejan Keder, Ana Keder, Mirko Keder, Ivan Keder, Vesna Keder, Magda Keder, Marija Keder, Marijan Keder, Stjepan Keder, Vesnica Keder, Veronika Keder, Štefica Keder, Josip Keder, Branko Keder

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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