Surname Smrdelj in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Smrdelj live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), in Slano (<10) and Banici (<5) in Dubrovnik area, Dubrovnik (<5), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smrdelj (including: Smerdelj , Smerdely , Smrdeli and Smrdely ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. "Smrdeli " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Smrdelj, Marko Smrdelj, Veronika Smrdelj, Nikša Smrdelj, Kristina Smrdelj, Blaženka Smrdelj, Mato Smrdelj, Vera Smrdelj, Neven Smrdelj, Zvonko Smrdelj, Jakica Smrdelj, Tomislav Smrdelj, Goran Smrdelj, Tajana Smrdelj, Antonia Smrdelj, Barbara Smrdelj, Iva Smrdelj, Ivan Smrdelj, Marija Smrdelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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