In Croatia, Babčec families are generally Croats (from Garesnica area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krizevci.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Babčec live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Palesnik in Garesnica area (<5), and in Novaki in Vrbovec area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Babčec is present in two countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.