Surname Zelen in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zelen families are generally Croats (from Varazdin area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Zelen live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 6 other places, mostly in Sudjuradj (15), Sracinec in Varazdin area (10), Dubrovnik (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zelen (including: Zeelen , Zellen , Zehlén and Zellien ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Zelen " is used by some 300 people in Russian Federation , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Ukraine. "Zellen " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Božo Zelen, Christian Zelen, Vanja Zelen, Franica Zelen, Perica Zelen, Jelica Zelen, Tomislav Zelen, Marin Zelen, Ankica Zelen, Vlado Zelen, Luko Zelen, Mirjana Zelen, Ivana Zelen, Aldo Zelen, Bogoljub Zelen, Luce Zelen, Baldo Zelen, Mira Zelen, Ruža Zelen

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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