Surname Ancel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ancel families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Ancel live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located and 7 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Umag (<5), Sveti Ilija in Varazdin area (<5), and in Jedusevac in Koprivnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ancel (including: Anzel , Ancell , Anchel , Antzel , Ancelly , Anchell , Anzell , Anzhel and Ancelli ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Ancel " is used by some 3000 people in France , about 800 in Turkey , and some 500 people in the United States. "Anzel " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 200 in Nepal , and some 200 people in the United States. "Ancell " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 200 in Great Britain , and some 80 people in New Zealand.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Ancel, Ivan Ancel, Zoran Ancel, Mirjana Ancel, Marica Ancel, Zlatko Ancel, Mario Ancel, Margareta Ancel, Josip Ancel, Božidar Ancel, Marija Ancel, Ljerka Ancel, Đurđica Ancel, Marijan Ancel, Adam Ancel, Valent Ancel, Marko Ancel, Milica Ancel, Stjepan Ancel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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