The Jelen surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 588 people carried this name — #36,045 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

3,710 people named Jelen have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 4,214 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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Where they live today

Lesser Poland 1,174

Silesian 813

Masovian 315

Lublin 308

Subcarpathian 248

Lower Silesian 166

Łódź 142

West Pomeranian 116

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Jelen.

25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 25

Paris 7

Haut-Rhin 5

Moselle 5

Maine-et-Loire 3

Finistère 3

Loiret 2

Sarthe 2

Val-d’Oise 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

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