Surname Celan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Celan families are Croats (from Vrbovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Celan 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 three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (10), Osijek (<10), and in Zunci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Celan (including: Chelan , Chellan , Cellan , Zelan , Celann , Chellian , Cheelan , Ceelan and Cellian ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. "Cellan " is used by some 1000 people in the Philippines , about 100 in Ecuador , and some 100 people in the United States. "Ceelan " is used by few people in the United States. "Cellian " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Celan, Vlado Celan, Marina Celan, Jadranka Celan, Andjelko Celan, Mario Celan, Krešimir Celan, Ana Celan, Davor Celan, Tomislav Celan, Dominik Celan, Gabrijela Celan, Marija Celan, Marijan Celan, Robert Celan, Dorotea Celan, Luka Celan, Hana Celan, Antonio Celan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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