Surname Celenko in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Celenko live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Ervenik Zlatarski (10), Zagreb (<10), Ervenik Zlatarski in Oroslavje area (<10), Sesvete (<5), and in Tuhelj in Klanjec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Celenko (including: Zelenko , Chelenko , Celenco and Zelencko ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Celenko " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božidar Celenko, Krešo Celenko, Ivan Celenko, Rudolf Celenko, Maja Celenko, Davor Celenko, Damir Celenko, Andrea Celenko, Josip Celenko, Danica Celenko, Nada Celenko, Nedeljka Celenko, Stjepan Celenko, Ivanka Celenko, Eva Celenko, Gabrijel Celenko, Slava Celenko, Jelka Celenko, Štefa Celenko

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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