Štruklec families are Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada area. According to some sources they are from Huma na Sutli. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Pregrada area.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Štruklec live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Gornje Brezno in Pregrada area (20), Slatina (15), Donje Brezno in Pregrada area (10), and in Kutina (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Štruklec is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.