Surname Vidaković in modern Croatia

Vidaković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Senj area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb. In Višnjica in Novska area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Vidaković.

Prevalence

About 3300 people with faimily name Vidaković live in Croatia today, in 1400 households. There were 2900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 85 cities and 319 other places, mostly in Zagreb (395), Osijek (275), Slavonski Brod (120), Split (75), and in Brodjanci in Valpovo area (75).

Outside Croatia

At least 54 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (20), Australia (11), the United States (9), Switzerland (4), Austria (3), Canada (2), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (2), and to France (1).
Family name Vidaković (including: Vidakovic , Vidackovic , Vidakovich , Vidákovics , Vidacovich , Vidakovics and Widakowich ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Vidakovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Australia. "Vidakovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Afghanistan , and small number of people in Bolivia. "Vidakovics " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Vidaković, Denis Vidaković, Ivan Vidaković, Jasna Vidaković, Đuro Vidaković, Igor Vidaković, Petar Vidaković, Vjeran Vidaković, Nives Vidaković, Josip Vidaković, Davor Vidaković, Mladen Vidaković, Bojan Vidaković, Branko Vidaković, Ružica Vidaković, Ivica Vidaković, Vedran Vidaković, Tanja Vidaković, Siniša Vidaković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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