Surname Pilski in modern Croatia

Pilski families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Oroslavje area. In Pila in Oroslavje area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Pilski.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Pilski live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Pila in Oroslavje area (20), Zagreb (20), Sesvete (15), Strmec Stubicki in Oroslavje area (<10), and in Grdenci (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pilski (including: Pylsky , Pelski and Pelsky ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Pilski " is used by some 300 people in Poland , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Pelski " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 70 in Poland.

Characteristic first names

Robert Pilski, Krešo Pilski, Slavko Pilski, Smiljka Pilski, Marijan Pilski, Ljubica Pilski, Vladimir Pilski, Aleksandra Pilski, Nevenko Pilski, Ljerka Pilski, Višnja Pilski, Branko Pilski, Andrea Pilski, Berislav Pilski, Dražen Pilski, Kristijan Pilski, Vedran Pilski, Nikola Pilski, Božidar Pilski

Mentions in sources

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

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