Surname Weller in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Weller families are Croats (from Grubisno Polje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Weller live in Croatia today, in four 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 Gornja Kovacica in Grubisno Polje area (<10) and Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Weller (including: Wheller , Wöller and Wheeller ) is present in 79 countries worldwide. The family name "Weller " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in Great Britain. "Wheller " is used by some 200 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Viet Nam. "Wheeller " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlatka Weller, Mijodrag Weller, Mirjana Weller, Simon Weller, Marc Weller, Philip Weller, Stella Weller, David Weller, Emil Weller, Paul Weller, Dragutin Weller, Dražen Weller, Ivan Weller, Eva Weller, Ankica Weller, Anica Weller, Arifa Weller, Nikol Weller, Ana Weller

Mentions in sources

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

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