Surname Čelec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čelec families are Croats (from Klanjec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok and Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Čelec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Martinisce (20), Zagreb (<10), Pakrac (<10), Lucelnica Tomasevecka (<10), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čelec (including: Celec , Chelec , Chelech , Cielec , Celez , Celecz , Cellez and Chmelec ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Celec " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number in Slovakia. "Chelec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Celez " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Čelec, Tomislav Čelec, Mirjana Čelec, Mario Čelec, Božidar Čelec, Miroslav Čelec, Olgica Čelec, Dubravko Čelec, Martina Čelec, Ivan Čelec, Nada Čelec, Silva Čelec, Dražen Čelec, Josip Čelec, Dragutin Čelec, Vladimir Čelec, Denis Čelec, Jasenka Čelec, Goran Čelec

Mentions in sources

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

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