Surname Erdelji in modern Croatia

Erdelji families are often Croats and they are mostly from Prelog area , rarely Rusyns (from Vukovar ) and Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Prelog. In Vukosavljevica in Virovitica area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Erdelji.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Erdelji live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Sveta Marija in Prelog area (30), Novi Bezdan in Beli Manastir area (15), Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (15), and in Kutina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Erdelji (including: Erdélyi , Erdelyi ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Erdelji " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria. "Erdelyi " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Mario Erdelji, Elza Erdelji, Kristina Erdelji, Žanna Erdelji, Zvonimir Erdelji, Željko Erdelji, Ivan Erdelji, Kristian Erdelji, Zvonko Erdelji, Vesna Erdelji, Josip Erdelji, Damir Erdelji, Oksana Erdelji, Štefan Erdelji, Slavko Erdelji, Sanja Erdelji, Ilija Erdelji, Janko Erdelji, Branka Erdelji

Mentions in sources

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

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