Jurlin families are Croats and they are mostly from Split. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Sibenik.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Jurlin live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 100 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Gornje Sitno (30), Split (25), Sibenik (20), Prvic Luka (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Jurlin is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Jurlin " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Italy.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.