Surname Gelli in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gelli live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<10) and Galovic Selo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gelli (including: Gelly , Ghelli , Gellie and Ghelly ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. "Ghelli " is used by some 1000 people in Italy , about 300 in Brazil , and some 100 people in the United States. "Gelly " is used by some 2000 people in France , about 300 in Mexico , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Gelli, Vesna Gelli, Stjepan Gelli, Zlatica Gelli, Antun Gelli, Romana Gelli, Martina Gelli, Milka Gelli, Giuseppe Gelli, Zlata Gelli

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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