Hrnčić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec area , rarely Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Ivanec area. In Vrnogračka Slapnica in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every fourth inhabitant had the family name Hrnčić.
Prevalence
About 230 people with faimily name Hrnčić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Varazdin (35), Cestica in Ivanec area (30), Split (10), and in Cakovec (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hrnčić is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Hrncic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
