Skitarelić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pag. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Pag and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Skitarelić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Pula (25), Zadar (10), Pag on the Island of Pag (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Skitarelić is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Skitarelic " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.