In Croatia, Herceg-Rušec families are Croats (from Ivanec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Herceg-Rušec live in Croatia today, in 6 households. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Novaki (<10), Cerje Nebojse (<5) and Druskovec (<5) in Ivanec area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Herceg-Rušec is present in this form only in Croatia.