Rušec families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Rušec live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Sracinec in Varazdin area (40), Varazdin (25), Petrijanec in Varazdin area (20), Novaki in Ivanec area (15), and in Delnice (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Rušec is present in three countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.