In Croatia, Bricelj families are Croats (from Krizevci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci and Karlovac.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Bricelj live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (<10), Zagreb (<5), Orasac (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Krizevci (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (1). Family name Bricelj (including: Bricely , Brizeli and Britzelli ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. "Bricely " is used by small number of people in the United States.
