In Croatia, Gavrančić families are generally Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area).
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Gavrančić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (10), Split (<10), Metkovic (<5), Vinkovci (<5), and in Otrovanec in Djurdjevac area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Gavrančić is present in four countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.