Surname Jelen in modern Croatia

Jelen families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Novi Marof. In Podrute in Novi Marof every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Jelen.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Jelen live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Madzarevo (<10), Sisak (<10), Samobor (<10), and in Vrbovec (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jelen (including: Yelen , Yellen , Jellen , Jehlen , Hjellen , Hjelen , Yehlen and Ielen ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Jelen " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 800 in the United States , and some 800 people in Czech Republic. "Yelen " is used by some 2000 people in Turkey , about 300 in the United States , and some 80 people in Argentina. "Jellen " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Tatjana Jelen, Aleksandar Jelen, Branko Jelen, Ivan Jelen, Vjekoslav Jelen, Kristina Jelen, Josipa Jelen, Miroslav Jelen, Andrea Jelen, Dario Jelen, Vesna Jelen, Ljubica Jelen, Igor Jelen, Nataša Jelen, Edita Jelen, Ivana Jelen, Jasmina Jelen, Josip Jelen, Darko Jelen

Mentions in sources

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

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