Surname Angel in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Angel live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Okrugli Vrh in Cakovec area (<10), Selnica in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), in Dragoslavec (<5) and Gornji Mihaljevec (<5) in Cakovec area, and in Cakovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Angel (including: Anghel , Angell , Angelli , Hangel , Angelly , Anggel , Ángel , Aangel and Anghiel ) is present in 159 countries worldwide. "Angell " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Great Britain , and some 500 people in Canada. "Angelli " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Brazil , and some 70 people in Argentina. "Angelly " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Brazil , and small number of people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Angel, Ivanka Angel, Snježana Angel, Draga Angel, Damir Angel, Stjepan Angel, Ema Angel, Katarina Angel, Antun Angel, Srećko Angel, Svjetlana Angel, Nevenka Angel, Susanna Angel, Boris Angel, Filip Angel, Florijan Angel, Zala Angel, Matej Angel, Angel Angel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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