Poljanac families are Croats and they are mostly from Bjelovar area. According to some sources they are from Kaptol near Pozega. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Poljanac live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Virovitica (20), Zagreb (15), Bjelovar (10), Tuk in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Kaptol in Pozega area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Poljanac is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Poljanac " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.