Surname Atelj in modern Croatia

Atelj families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Zadar.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Atelj live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zadar (60), Nadin (10), Zagreb (<10), Zagrad (<10), and in Bibinje in Zadar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Atelj (including: Athelli , Atelli , Attelly , Atheli , Ateli , Atteli , Atelly , Attely and Ately ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. "Athelli " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Attelli " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hately " is used by some 200 people in Australia , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Ranko Atelj, Renata Atelj, Anita Atelj, Miljenko Atelj, Branka Atelj, Vesna Atelj, Vinko Atelj, Đurđica Atelj, Jasminka Atelj, Davor Atelj, Joško Atelj, Mirela Atelj, Ružica Atelj, Nensi Atelj, Damir Atelj, Natalija Atelj, Marko Atelj, Martina Atelj, Petar Atelj

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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