In Croatia, Vatović families are Croats (from Opuzen area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Opuzen area. In Štedrica in Dubrovnik area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Vatović.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Vatović live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (10), Metkovic (10), Mliniste in Opuzen area (<10), Split (<10), and in Topolo in Dubrovnik area (<10).
