In Croatia, Gotlin families are almost entirely Croats (from Krapina area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Gotlin live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Radoboj in Krapina area (20), Zagreb (10), in Malo Trojstvo (<5) and Dominkovica (<5) in Bjelovar area, and in Bjelovar (<5).