In Croatia, Kipšić families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and in Nova Gradiska area. In Bukovica in Nova Gradiska area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kipšić.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Kipšić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Bukovica (50), Resetari (15) and Laze (10) in Nova Gradiska area, Nova Gradiska (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kipšić 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 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.