In Croatia, Lugarec families are Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko area and in Krizevci.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Lugarec live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Donja Kupcina in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Budinscina in Zlatar area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lugarec 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 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.