Surname Pucelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pucelj families are Croats (from Vrbovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Pucelj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Zvekovac in Vrbovec area (15), Vinkovci (<10), Zlatar (<10), and in Jarmina in Vinkovci area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pucelj (including: Pucely , Puzelli and Pucelli ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Pucelj " is used by small number of people in France and small number in the United States. "Pucely " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pucelli " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Pucelj, Zdenko Pucelj, Ivan Pucelj, Veselka Pucelj, Snježana Pucelj, Tomislav Pucelj, Vjekoslav Pucelj, Sanja Pucelj, Brankica Pucelj, Mišel Pucelj, Nataša Pucelj, Jože Pucelj, Janez Pucelj, Rudolf Pucelj, Dragutin Pucelj, Antun Pucelj, Stanko Pucelj, Alojz Pucelj, Josip Pucelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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