Čelig families are Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Lepoglava.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Čelig live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Zlogonje (15), Lipovnik in Ivanec area (10), Vinkovci (10), and in Nova Kapela in Vrbovec area (<10).
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.