In Croatia, Sarkotić families are Croats (from Otocac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Otocac.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Sarkotić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Sinac (<10), Sisak (<10), Strelecko in Sisak area (<10), and in Popovaca in Kutina area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Sarkotić (including: Sarkotic , Sarkotich ) is present in 7 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.