Patrlj families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. According to some sources they are from Ljubuski (Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotski area and in Imotsko.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Patrlj live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Podbablje Gornje (30) and Kamenmost (30) in Imotski area, Zagreb (20), Split (20), and in Kastel Luksic (15).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Patrlj is present in three countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.