In Croatia, Šilinić families are Croats (from Novi Marof area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sveti Ivan Zelina and Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šilinić live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Surdovec (20), and in Borenec (15) and Donja Rijeka (<5) in Novi Marof area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Šilinić is present in this form only in Croatia.