Surname Tucelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tucelj families are almost entirely Croats (from Ivanec area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Tucelj live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), in Klenovnik (<10), Cerje Nebojse (<10) and Rijeka Vocanska (<10) in Ivanec area, and in Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tucelj (including: Tuccelli , Tuzelli and Tuzeli ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. "Tuccelli " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Italy , and small number of people in Dominican Republic.

Characteristic first names

Jasna Tucelj, Josip Tucelj, Ivan Tucelj, Jadranko Tucelj, Marija Tucelj, Vlatka Tucelj, Dea Tucelj, Ivana Tucelj, Alma Tucelj, Martin Tucelj, Štefica Tucelj, Damir Tucelj, Jelena Tucelj, Žarko Tucelj, Biserka Tucelj, Zlatko Tucelj, Ana Tucelj, Stjepan Tucelj, Branko Tucelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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