In Croatia, Paladinić families are almost entirely Croats (from Novska ), barely Rusyns (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Novska.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Paladinić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<10), Crikvenica (<10), Rakov Potok (<10), and in Lipovljani in Novska area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Paladinić is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Paladinic " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.