In Croatia, Gaćar families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Bjelovar. In Peščenik in Koprivnica area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Gaćar.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Gaćar live in Croatia today, in five households only. They are located in only four naselja i to in Malo Korenovo (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), Brezovac (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).