Surname Orelj in modern Croatia

Orelj families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Obrovac area , whereas often Croats (from Nova Gradiska ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Orelj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Sisak (<10), Nova Gradiska (<10), Zagreb (<10), Stikada in Obrovac area (<10), and in Bapca (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Orelj (including: Orelli , Oreli , Horelli , Orelly , Horelly , Orrelly , Horely and Orely ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. "Orely " is used by few people in the United States. "Orelli " is used by some 300 people in Italy , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil. "Orrelly " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ksenija Orelj, Živko Orelj, Željko Orelj, Danica Orelj, Snježana Orelj, Ljiljana Orelj, Branko Orelj, Damir Orelj, Nataša Orelj, Žarko Orelj, Vesna Orelj, Milan Orelj, Nada Orelj, Dragica Orelj, Aleksandra Orelj, Kristina Orelj, Sanja Orelj, Jovan Orelj, Zdenka Orelj

Mentions in sources

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

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