Surname Šilec in modern Croatia

Šilec families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area but according to some sources they are from Mursko Sredisce area near Cakovec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Šilec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Trnovec (20) and Bartolovec (10) in Varazdin area, Varazdin (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Brezovec in Mursko Sredisce area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Australia (2).
Family name Šilec (including: Silez , Selec , Seletz , Silecch , Selez , Schiletz and Silec ) is present in four countries on four continents. "Schiletz " is used by few people in the United States. "Silecch " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Selec " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Šilec, Sanja Šilec, Damir Šilec, Darko Šilec, Marijan Šilec, Mladen Šilec, Mario Šilec, Verica Šilec, Zlata Šilec, Stjepan Šilec, Josip Šilec, Višnja Šilec, Denis Šilec, Franjo Šilec, Spomenka Šilec, Davorin Šilec, Ines Šilec, Božidar Šilec, Dražen Šilec

Mentions in sources

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

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