Jelen
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English
Etymology
From a Slavic word meaning deer, like Czech jelen, Slovene jelen, Serbo-Croatian jelen, Polish jeleń or Slovak jeleň.
Proper noun
Jelen (plural Jelens)
- A surname from the Slavic languages.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jelen is the 37341st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Jelen is most common among White (96.31%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jelen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 247.