Surname Vidov in modern Croatia

Vidov families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Vidov live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Kali on the Island of Ugljan (150), Zadar (105), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Selce (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vidov (including: Wiedow , Widow , Widdow and Viedow ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Vidov " is used by some 300 people in Russian Federation , about 200 in Bulgaria , and small number of people in the United States. "Viedow " is used by few people in the United States. "Widow " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Chile , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Ana Vidov, Igor Vidov, Marijana Vidov, Ines Vidov, Tino Vidov, Mario Vidov, Klaudio Vidov, Dragan Vidov, Tomislav Vidov, Božo Vidov, Sinek Vidov, Frane Vidov, Marinko Vidov, Zoran Vidov, Katarina Vidov, Milena Vidov, Boris Vidov, Renato Vidov, Pavle Vidov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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