Samodol families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Split. In Brištane in Drnis every fifth inhabitant had the family name Samodol.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Samodol live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Sibenik (40), Zagreb (25), Split (15), Omis (10), and in Sesvete (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Samodol is present in five countries on three 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.