Surname Škulj in modern Croatia

Škulj families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Rijeka. In Šuljci in Podrinje (Bosnia) every sixth inhabitant had the family name Škulj.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Škulj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Licki Osik (15), Mikleus in Orahovica area (10), Vodnjan in Pula area (<10), Karlovac (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škulj (including: Scully , Skully , Skuli , Shkuly , Shikuli , Skulj , Skuly , Sculy , Shkulii and Skulli ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. "Skuly " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Skulli " is used by few people in the United States. "Skully " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Božica Škulj, Miroslav Škulj, Niko Škulj, Tomislav Škulj, Dragan Škulj, Anto Škulj, Ivo Škulj, Frano Škulj, Marijo Škulj, Željo Škulj, Marica Škulj, Olgica Škulj, Ružica Škulj, Juro Škulj, Olga Škulj, Jadranka Škulj, Barbara Škulj, Ratko Škulj, Ivana Škulj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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