Surname Grželj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Grželj families are Croats (from Buzet ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Pula.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Grželj live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Buzet (<5), Zagreb (<5), Roc (<5), and in Strana (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grželj (including: Grzelj , Gerzelj , Gerzeli , Grzely and Grzeli ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. "Grzely " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Grželj, Davor Grželj, Spomenka Grželj, Edi Grželj, Meri Grželj, Sean Grželj, Zlatko Grželj, Mavro Grželj, Tea Grželj, Dejan Grželj, Željko Grželj, Vesna Grželj, Maria Grželj, Boris Grželj, Mario Grželj, Matija Grželj, Pia Grželj, Jona Grželj, Franc Grželj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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