In Croatia, Bađinec families are Croats (from Vrbovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Vrbovec area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Bađinec live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Veliki Brezovec in Vrbovec area (<10), Vrbovecki Pavlovec (<5), Luka (<5), and in Celine (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bađinec (including: Badjinec , Badinec ) is present in two countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.