Surname Donelli in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Donelli live in Croatia today, in 9 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 Split (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Knin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Donelli (including: Donnelly , Donelly , Donnelli and Dhonelli ) is present in 96 countries worldwide. "Donnelli " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Dominican Republic. "Donelly " is used by some 300 people in Australia , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Cameroon. "Donnelly " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 9000 in Great Britain , and some 6000 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Donelli, Dubravka Donelli, Damir Donelli, Bonaventura Donelli, Sanja Donelli, Martina Donelli, Klara Donelli, Aldo Donelli, Javorka Donelli, Klare Donelli, Vjekoslav Donelli, Lada Donelli, Ante Donelli, Mario Donelli, Antonia Donelli, Lucia Donelli, Iva Donelli, Roko Donelli, Ian Donelli

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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