Surname Elinger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Elinger families are Croats by relative majority (from Osijek area ), rarely Germans (from Djakovo area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Elinger live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Laslovo (<5) and Ernestinovo (<5) in Osijek area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Elinger (including: Ellinger , Hellinger , Ehlinger , Helinger , Öllinger , Öhlinger , Höllinger and Hehlinger ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Elinger " is used by some 200 people in Argentina , about 60 in Israel , and small number of people in the United States. "Ellinger " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 400 people in Austria. "Ehlinger " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 500 in France , and some 200 people in Viet Nam.

Characteristic first names

Mijo Elinger, Ana Elinger, Amalija Elinger, Stjepan Elinger, Marija Elinger, Nenad Elinger, Milica Elinger, Zdenko Elinger, Heidi Elinger, Michael Elinger, Goran Elinger, Mirko Elinger, Antuna Elinger, Mancika Elinger

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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