Surname Jeličić in modern Croatia

Jeličić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Middle Bosnia (Jajce area). In Šibenica in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Jeličić.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Jeličić live in Croatia today, in 510 households. There were 820 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 53 cities and 99 other places, mostly in Split (205), Zagreb (185), Selce (80), Biograd na moru (55), and in Gornji Muc in Sinj area (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 41 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Argentina (8), the United States (8), New Zealand (8), Germany (5), France (4), Austria (3), Switzerland (2), Australia (1), Canada (1), and to the Netherlands (1).
Family name Jeličić (including: Jelicich , Yelicich , Jelicic , Yelichich and Ielicich ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. "Jelicich " is used by some 80 people in Argentina , small number in New Zealand , and small number of people in the United States. "Yelicich " is used by some 70 people in Argentina , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Uruguay.

Characteristic first names

Anita Jeličić, Mario Jeličić, Pavle Jeličić, Dubravka Jeličić, Gordana Jeličić, Miljana Jeličić, Fabio Jeličić, Slavko Jeličić, Anđela Jeličić, Ivan Jeličić, Annamaria Jeličić, Igor Jeličić, Tonći Jeličić, Stevan Jeličić, Renato Jeličić, Josipa Jeličić, Andreja Jeličić, Mile Jeličić, Grgo Jeličić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1689 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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