Jakopčin families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Ludbreg area.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Jakopčin live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in four Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Mali Bukovec in Ludbreg area (15), Zagreb (10), Dubovica in Ludbreg area (10), Koprivnica (10), and in Kapela Podravska in Ludbreg area (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (2) and the United States (1). Family name Jakopčin is present in this form only in Croatia.
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.