Surname Vesely in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vesely families are Croats (from Petrinja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Daruvar.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Vesely live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<5), Rijeka (<5), Nova Gradiska (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vesely (including: Wessely , Wesely , Veselyy , Veszely , Vessely , Weszely and Wesselly ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Vesely " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 400 people in Germany. "Vessely " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 50 in France. "Veszely " is used by some 300 people in Hungary and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Vesely, Ema Vesely, Jan Vesely, Vinko Vesely, Vladko Vesely, Nina Vesely, Danica Vesely, Stanko Vesely, Andreas Vesely, Slavko Vesely, Antonio Vesely, Damir Vesely, Marina Vesely, Matija Vesely, Ana Vesely, Antonija Vesely, Elizabeta Vesely, Zdenka Vesely, Josip Vesely

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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