Hrenić families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Lepoglava area.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Hrenić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (40), Zagreb (15), Cvetlin in Lepoglava area (10), Draganic in Karlovac area (<10), and in Novi Marof (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hrenić (including: Hrenic , Hrenick ) is present in five countries on two continents. "Hrenick " is used by small number of 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.