Surname Šmider in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šmider families are Croats (from Valpovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Valpovo.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Šmider live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Valpovo (15), Osijek (10), Vinkovci (<10), Djakovo (<10), and in Josipovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šmider (including: Schmieder , Schmider , Smider , Shmider , Schmeider , Smyder and Shmieder ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Smider " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Australia. "Schmider " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in France. "Schmieder " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 100 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Šmider, Željko Šmider, Antun Šmider, Ivan Šmider, Siniša Šmider, Lidija Šmider, Jasmina Šmider, Darko Šmider, Nenad Šmider, Erika Šmider, Stjepan Šmider, Emil Šmider, Franjo Šmider, Vjekoslav Šmider, Bernard Šmider, Ivona Šmider, Josip Šmider, Nevenka Šmider, Ljubica Šmider

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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