Škrljac families are Croats and they are mostly from Petrinja. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and Sisak. In Graberje in Petrinja every fifth inhabitant had the family name Škrljac.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Škrljac live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent. They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 12 other places, mostly in Graberje (25), Petrinja (20), Zagreb (10), Glina (10), and in Sisak (10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (1). Family name Škrljac is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.