In Croatia, Gattin families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Gattin live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Split (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Cakovec (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Gattin is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Gattin " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.