Surname Štrmelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Štrmelj families are Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Štrmelj live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Ugljan on the Island of Ugljan (30) and Zadar (20).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (3) and the United States (2).
Family name Štrmelj (including: Strmelj , Strmely and Stermelj ) is present in four countries on three continents. "Strmely " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goranka Štrmelj, Danijel Štrmelj, Lidija Štrmelj, Kolinda Štrmelj, Alen Štrmelj, Vanja Štrmelj, Ivan Štrmelj, Tanja Štrmelj, Danijela Štrmelj, Tajana Štrmelj, Ante Štrmelj, Sredozemka Štrmelj, Dragica Štrmelj, Željko Štrmelj, Sanja Štrmelj, Davor Štrmelj, Ivana Štrmelj, Zdenko Štrmelj, Ive Štrmelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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