Bolkovac families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Rijeka. In Novi Lazi in Vrbovsko area every second inhabitant had the family name Bolkovac.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Bolkovac live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Osijek (15), Delnice (10), Rijeka (10), and in Kupjak in Delnice area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bolkovac is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Bolkovac " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Italy. "Bolkovatz " is used by some 70 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 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
