Surname Paulinić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Paulinić families are almost entirely Croats (from Pazin area ), very rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Rovinj.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Paulinić live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Pifari in Pazin area (<10), Vrbovsko (<10), Kanfanar in Rovinj area (<10), Zminj in Pazin area (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Canada (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Paulinić (including: Paulinich , Paulinic ) is present in 11 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Edi Paulinić, Igor Paulinić, Karmen Paulinić, Rea Paulinić, Armando Paulinić, Anđelina Paulinić, Gordana Paulinić, Tatjana Paulinić, Adrijana Paulinić, Ida Paulinić, Sonja Paulinić, Mladen Paulinić, Dorijano Paulinić, Irena Paulinić, Juraj Paulinić, Nives Paulinić, Marija Paulinić, Robert Paulinić, Josip Paulinić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1672 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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