Surname Zednik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zednik families are almost entirely Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), barely Czechs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Zednik live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (<10), Davor in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Kastel Novi (<5), and in Pakrac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zednik (including: Zedník , Zednick ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Zednik " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Germany , and some 60 people in Czech Republic. "Zednick " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zvonimir Zednik, Saša Zednik, Josip Zednik, Davor Zednik, Branka Zednik, Dubravka Zednik, Nenad Zednik, Rajna Zednik, Silvijo Zednik, Dorjan Zednik, Hrvoje Zednik, Vesna Zednik, Heinz Zednik, Đurđa Zednik, Igor Zednik, Mirela Zednik, Boris Zednik, Adolf Zednik, Dubravko Zednik

Mentions in sources

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.

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