Blagec families are Croats and they are mostly from Donja Stubica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donja Stubica area and in Zagreb. In Gusakovec in Donja Stubica area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Blagec.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Blagec live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), in Gusakovec (45) and Sveti Matej (10) in Donja Stubica area, Pustodol Zacretski in Zabok area (<10), and in Donja Stubica (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Blagec is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Blagec " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Blagez " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
