Škaljac families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , but often Croats (also near Glina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Glina area. In Banski Moravci in Karlovac every fourth inhabitant had the family name Škaljac.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Škaljac live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Karlovac (40), Slavsko Polje in Glina area (20), Zagreb (15), Banski Moravci (15), and in Sjenicak Lasinjski in Jastrebarsko area (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (2), the United States (1), France (1), and to Australia (1). Family name Škaljac is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Skaljac " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.