Surname Stilin in modern Croatia

Stilin families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Vinodolski area (Ledenice, Stiline). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Novi Vinodolski.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Stilin live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Rijeka (30), Zupanja (15), Zagreb (15), Osijek (10), and in Cepin in Osijek area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Switzerland (3), and to Australia (2).
Family name Stilin (including: Stellin , Stelin , Stierlin , Stylin , Stillin , Stelien , Shtylin and Stelyn ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Stilin " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Stillin " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Stellin " is used by some 600 people in Italy , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Edita Stilin, Ervin Stilin, Ivica Stilin, Želimir Stilin, Đurđica Stilin, Ljiljana Stilin, Dražen Stilin, Davorka Stilin, Nikola Stilin, Branko Stilin, Željka Stilin, Antun Stilin, Žarko Stilin, Sabrina Stilin, Miroslava Stilin, Eni Stilin, Zdenka Stilin, Mato Stilin, Laura Stilin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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