In Croatia, Srbljan families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (also from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Koprivnica. In Gornja Šumetlica in Pakrac every ninth inhabitant had the family name Srbljan.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Srbljan live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 10 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (<10), Zagreb (<10), in Radeljevo Selo (<10) and Prkos (<10) in Koprivnica area, and in Reka (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (2), the United States (2), Australia (1), and to France (1). Family name Srbljan is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Srbljan " 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 few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
