In Croatia, Pozderac families are almost entirely Croats (from Jastrebarsko ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ), and barely Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko and Zagreb. In Črnilovec in Jastrebarsko every fourth inhabitant had the family name Pozderac.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Pozderac live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Crnilovec (35), Jastrebarsko (10), Opatija (<10), Karlovac (<10), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Germany (1), and to Argentina (1). Family name Pozderac is present in 9 countries on two continents. The family name "Pozderac " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
