Surname Pešel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pešel families are Croats (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pešel live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Dubrovnik (<5) and Cilipi in Dubrovnik area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pešel (including: Peschel , Pesel , Pessel , Peshel , Peszel , Peselli , Peschell , Pessell , Peesel and Peshell ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. "Peshel " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Peschel " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria. "Peesel " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Zdenka Pešel, Hrvoje Pešel, Marko Pešel, Antun Pešel, Antonija Pešel, Marija Pešel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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