Surname Dabelić in modern Croatia

Dabelić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Mljet. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on the Island of Mljet. In Babino Polje on the Island of Mljet every seventh inhabitant had the family name Dabelić.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Dabelić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Polace on the Island of Mljet (35), Dubrovnik (35), Babino Polje on the Island of Mljet (20), Zagreb (20), and in Mokosica (10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and Australia (1).
Family name Dabelić (including: Dabelic , Dabelich ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Dabelic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Dominican Republic. "Dabelich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Dabelić, Nina Dabelić, Josip Dabelić, Sanja Dabelić, Valentino Dabelić, Mario Dabelić, Anko Dabelić, Felix Dabelić, Lolita Dabelić, Snježana Dabelić, Davor Dabelić, Dubravka Dabelić, Ivica Dabelić, Gregorija Dabelić, Svjetlana Dabelić, Katarina Dabelić, Patricija Dabelić, Pavo Dabelić, Đuro Dabelić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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