Surname Ridl in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ridl families are Croats (from Garesnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Osijek area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Ridl live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Osijek (10), Zagreb (<5), Velika Mlinska in Garesnica area (<5), and in Vis on the Island of Vis (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ridl (including: Riedl , Rydl , Riddl and Rídl ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Ridl " is used by some 600 people in South Africa , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria. "Riedl " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 3000 in Austria , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Rydl " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Morena Ridl, Zlatko Ridl, Zvonimir Ridl, Zdenko Ridl, Kristina Ridl, Zdenka Ridl, Štefan Ridl, Franjo Ridl, Marija Ridl, Đurđica Ridl, Vini Ridl, Dorotea Ridl, Slavica Ridl, Marta Ridl, Ljubica Ridl, Martina Ridl, Anamarija Ridl, Karla Ridl, Elena Ridl

Mentions in sources

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

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