Surname Helešy in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Helešy live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Sisak (<5) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Helešy (including: Hellessey , Thelessy and Helesy ) is present in three countries on three continents.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Helešy, Ivica Helešy, Renato Helešy, Valentino Helešy, Zorica Helešy, Ivana Helešy, Ljubica Helešy, Anđa Helešy, Katica Helešy, Marijan Helešy, Katarina Helešy, Marija Helešy, Štefan Helešy

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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