Jelinek History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Jelinek family

The surname Jelinek was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Jelinek family

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Jelinek Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jelicich, Jelinski, Jelita, Jellachich, Jellauschek, Jalicich, Jaliczk,Jelicich, Jelinski, Jelita, Jellachich, Jellauschek, Jalicich, Jellinick and many more.

Early Notables of the Jelinek family

Notable figures of the time with the name Jelinek were Joseph Gelinek, secular priest, composer of variations for pianoforte, born Dec. 3, 1758, at Selcz in Bohemia, where his father was schoolmaster. He was well-grounded in music at home, and on going to Prague to complete his philosophical studies took lessons from Segert in composition and organ-playing. In 1783 he became a divinity student at the General-Seminar, the orchestra of which at that time executed standard works so well as to elicit praise from Mozart himself when in Prague. Mozart also applauded Gelinek's pianoforte playing, and encouraged him to...
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Jelinek Ranking

In the United States, the name Jelinek is the 14,868^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Jelinek migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jelinek Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aloisia Jelinek, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874
Alfons Jelinek, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893
Adolf Jelinek, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893
Josef Jelinek, who landed in New York, NY in 1894 2

Jelinek Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alfred Jelinek, who settled in Nebraska in 1906
Marie Jelinek, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1907 2
Agnes Jelinek, who settled in Galveston, TX in 1909

Contemporary Notables of the name Jelinek (post 1700) +

Ron Jelinek (b. 1945), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 78th District, 1997- 3
Frederick Jelinek (b. 1932), Czech researcher in information theory, professor at MIT and Harvard University
Otto John Jelinek (b. 1940), Canadian (Czechoslovakian born) former figure skater, businessman and Canadian Politician
Hanns Jelinek (1901-1969), Austrian composer
Elfriede Jelinek (b. 1946), Austria novelist and dramatist, winner of the 2004 Nobel prized for literature

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html