Surname Keller in modern Croatia

Keller families are often Croats and they are mostly from Pozega area. According to some sources they are from place Baja near Mohac (Hungary), rarely Germans. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Nova Gradiska area. In Alilovci in Pozega area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Keller.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Keller live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Valpovo (10), Slatina (<10), Pozega (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keller (including: Celler , Köller , Czeller , Kheller , Cheller , Kellher , Keeller , Kelleer and Kellehr ) is present in 129 countries worldwide. The family name "Keller " is used by some 300000 people in the United States , about 200000 in Germany , and some 40000 people in Brazil. "Kellher " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kelleer " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goroslav Keller, Darko Keller, Alen Keller, Miroslav Keller, Damir Keller, Josip Keller, Boris Keller, Vlasta Keller, Zoran Keller, Vanja Keller, Marija Keller, Marko Keller, Robert Keller, Ljerka Keller, Oskar Keller, Franjo Keller, Renata Keller, Neike Keller, Saša Keller

Mentions in sources

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

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