Milatić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Hvar. In Svirče on the Island of Hvar every eighth inhabitant had the family name Milatić.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Milatić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Svirce on the Island of Hvar (50), Split (35), Jelsa on the Island of Hvar (30), Zagreb (20), and in Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar (15).
Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (1), and to France (1). Family name Milatić (including: Milatic , Milatich ) is present in four countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.