In Croatia, Starček families are almost entirely Croats (from Pregrada area ), barely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Starček live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Donja Pusca in Zapresic area (10), in Hum na Sutli (<10) and Poredje (<10) in Pregrada area, and in Luka (<5).