Mihelič may be an oeconym rather than a surname, referring to the farm at Stara Vrhnika no. 4. Surnames associated with the property in the mid-19th century were Slabe, Vrhovec, Rode, Habijan, Petrovčič, Celarc, Poženel, and Abreht. Source: Kos, Janez. 2010. "Prebivalci Stare Vrhnike po popisu duš od leta 1834 do 1847." Vrhniški razgledi 11: 65-83.
