In Croatia, Leipold families are generally Croats (from Garesnica ), rarely Germans (also from Garesnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Leipold live in Croatia today, in four households only. They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Disnik (<5), and in Novaki Scitarjevski (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Leipold (including: Leypold , Leippold ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Leipold " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 800 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.