In Croatia, Cerinić families are Croats (from the Island of Brac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Brac.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Cerinić live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Supetar (<5) and Donji Humac (<5) on the Island of Brac.
Outside Croatia
Family name Cerinić (including: Cerinic , Cerinich ) is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Cerinic " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1937 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.