Čizmadija families are Croats and they are mostly from Osijek area. According to some sources they are from Hungary. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Osijek area.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Čizmadija live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Osijek (35), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (10), Visnjevac (<10), Velika Mlaka (<10), and in Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čizmadija is present in three countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.