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Germanized form of Polish Jeleń Slovenian and Czech Jelen Slovak Jeleň all meaning ‘(deer) stag’. In part it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar) apparently as a translation of German Hirsch or of its Gottscheerish variant Hiris into Slovenian.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
