Surname Seliž in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Seliž families are mainly Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), less frequently Czechs (also from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Seliž live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Gudovac (<5) and Gornja Rasenica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Seliž (including: Seliz , Selliez ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Seliz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Seliž, Marin Seliž, Zdravko Seliž, Franjo Seliž, Terezija Seliž, Vlado Seliž, Olga Seliž, Damir Seliž, Ivana Seliž, Maria Seliž, Anja Seliž, Slavko Seliž, Amalija Seliž, Francika Seliž, Rudolf Seliž

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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