Surname Gergelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gergelj families are predominantly Croats (from Slatina ), rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Gergelj live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Slatina (<5), Bjelovar (<5), Darda in Osijek area (<5), and in Knezevi Vinogradi in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gergelj (including: Gergely , Ghergheli and Gergeli ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Gergely " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in Romania , and some 1000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dinka Gergelj, Nada Gergelj, Rudolf Gergelj, Jolanda Gergelj, Sandra Gergelj, Jelena Gergelj, Danijela Gergelj, Julijana Gergelj, Denisa Gergelj, Klara Gergelj, Marija Gergelj, Irma Gergelj, Josip Gergelj, Vesna Gergelj, Marina Gergelj, Ivana Gergelj, Anica Gergelj, Ede Gergelj, Janoš Gergelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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