In Croatia, Skvrce families are Croats (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area. In Pločice in Dubrovnik area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Skvrce.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Skvrce live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (20), Zagreb (<10), Plocice in Dubrovnik area (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Skvrce is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Skvrce " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.
