In Croatia, Girin families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Murter ), very rarely Macedonians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and on the Island of Murter.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Girin live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in only five naselja i to in Betina on the Island of Murter (20), Rijeka (<5), Split (<5), Sibenik (<5), and in Murter on the Island of Murter (<5).