Laškarin families are Croats and they are mostly from Otocac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Otocac.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Laškarin live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Sinac (25), Rijeka (15), Karlovac (15), and in Sibenik (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Argentina (2), Germany (2), Australia (1), Canada (1), and to the United States (1). Family name Laškarin is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Laskarin " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.