Surname Jelinek in modern Croatia

Jelinek families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Slatina area , less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Daruvar area. In Grabić in Slatina area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Jelinek.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Jelinek live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Koncanica in Daruvar area (15), Ilok (15), Slatina (10), and in Kutina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jelinek (including: Jelínek , Yelinek , Jellinek , Yellinek and Yelineck ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Jelinek " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Yelinek " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 80 in Argentina , and some 80 people in Israel. "Yelineck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Jelinek, Vedran Jelinek, Željko Jelinek, Vlatka Jelinek, Krunoslav Jelinek, Darko Jelinek, Milka Jelinek, Gordan Jelinek, Marin Jelinek, Robert Jelinek, Gabrijela Jelinek, Siniša Jelinek, Alen Jelinek, Violeta Jelinek, Elvis Jelinek, Olinka Jelinek, Edo Jelinek, Nataša Jelinek, Marija Jelinek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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