Surname Celec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Celec families are predominantly Croats (from Mursko Sredisce ), rarely Slovenes (from Buje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Celec live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Koprivnica (<5), Mursko Sredisce (<5), Hlapicina (<5), and in Mekisi kod Vizinade in Buje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Celec (including: Zelez , Chelech , Chelec , Celez , Celecz and Cellez ) is present in 20 countries on four continents. The family name "Celec " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number in Slovakia. "Zelez " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 200 in Ukraine , and some 100 people in the United States. "Celecz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Celec, Mirjana Celec, Emilija Celec, Česlava Celec, Štefan Celec, Franjo Celec, Katarina Celec, Dragica Celec, Terezija Celec, Olga Celec, Darinka Celec, Franc Celec, Horvat Celec, Imbro Celec, Kata Celec, Katica Celec, Marija Celec, Milka Celec, Roza Celec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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