Surname Acel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Acel families are predominantly Croats (from Kutina area ), rarely Hungarians (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina area and in Sisak.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Acel live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Struzec in Kutina area (10), Zagreb (<5), Sisak (<5), and in Osekovo (<5) and Donja Jelenska (<5) in Kutina area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Acel (including: Azel , Achel , Azhel , Atzel , Achell , Acell , Azeel , Acél and Accel ) is present in 111 countries worldwide. "Atzel " is used by some 100 people in Benin , about 60 in Turkey , and small number of people in the United States. "Acell " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Accel " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Acel, Ivan Acel, Mirela Acel, Josip Acel, Damir Acel, Marija Acel, Stjepan Acel, Ana Acel, Vladimir Acel, Martina Acel, Sara Acel, Fran Acel, Ela Acel, Paola Acel, Etelka Acel, Josipa Acel, Ljubica Acel, Mara Acel

Mentions in sources

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

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