Klinčić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac. According to some sources they are from Lika or sa Kupresa. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and on the Island of Brac.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Klinčić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Praznica on the Island of Brac (25), Zagreb (15), Prigorje Brdovecko in Zapresic area (15), Supetar on the Island of Brac (15), and in Koprivnica (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Klinčić is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.