Šagolj families are Croats and they are mostly from north Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in North Herzegovina (Konjic area) and in Western Bosnia (Tomislavgrad area). In Mrkosovice in North Herzegovina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Šagolj.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Šagolj live in Croatia today, in 40 households. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Virovitica (<10), Split (<10), Sisak (<10), and in Rovinj (<5).