Surname Pešelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pešelj families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Korcule ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Osijek area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Pešelj live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Smokvica on the Island of Korcula (30), Porec (<5), Rijeka (<5), Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<5), and in Dracevac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pešelj (including: Peselj , Peselli , Pesely , Peshteli and Peseli ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Pesely " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Peseli " is used by few people in the United States. "Peselli " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 70 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tiho Pešelj, Mile Pešelj, Ivan Pešelj, Kristina Pešelj, Lara Pešelj, Frano Pešelj, Nenad Pešelj, Fani Pešelj, Branko Pešelj, Srećko Pešelj, Merica Pešelj, Vesna Pešelj, Marica Pešelj, Terezija Pešelj, Jakica Pešelj, Zoran Pešelj, Ivko Pešelj, Peterina Pešelj, Roko Pešelj

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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