Surname Pugelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pugelj families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Slovenes (also from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opatija and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pugelj live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), in Mucici (<5), Veli Brgud (<5) and Brdce (<5) in Opatija area, and in Kastav (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pugelj (including: Puggelli , Pugelli and Pugely ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. "Pugely " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pugelli " is used by some 70 people in Italy and small number in the United States. "Puggelli " is used by some 500 people in Italy , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Boris Pugelj, Jože Pugelj, Joško Pugelj, Vesna Pugelj, Linda Pugelj, Ruža Pugelj, Marinko Pugelj, Zdravko Pugelj, Sonja Pugelj, Martina Pugelj, Stanislav Pugelj, Marija Pugelj, Anton Pugelj, Emilija Pugelj, Draga Pugelj, Albina Pugelj, Darinka Pugelj, Ivan Pugelj, Ida Pugelj

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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