In Croatia, Palarić families are Croats (from Western Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Western Bosnia (Drvar area).
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Palarić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Split (<5), Brusje on the Island of Hvar (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Palarić (including: Palaric , Palarich ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Palaric " is used by some 600 people in France , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.