Surname Palinić in modern Croatia

Palinić families are Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Split. In Otok-Duba in Opuzen area every second inhabitant had the family name Palinić.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Palinić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Split (50), Sibenik (50), Sonkovic (40), Otok in Opuzen area (35), and in Zagreb (20).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (1), the United States (1), Canada (1), and to France (1).
Family name Palinić (including: Palinic , Palinich , Palihnich and Palihnic ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Palinic " is used by small number of people in Australia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Palihnic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Palihnich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nana Palinić, Milivoj Palinić, Milena Palinić, Ivica Palinić, Nikola Palinić, Niko Palinić, Nediljko Palinić, Marija Palinić, Irena Palinić, Robert Palinić, Slaven Palinić, Marina Palinić, Kristiana Palinić, Nedjeljko Palinić, Tomislav Palinić, Antonio Palinić, Joško Palinić, Zoran Palinić, Danijela Palinić

Mentions in sources

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.

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