In Croatia, Smutny families are Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Srijem, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Smutny live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Zabno (<10) and Jazvenik (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Smutny is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Smutny " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.