Starinec families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb. In Klimen in Zlatar area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Starinec.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Starinec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Klimen in Zlatar area (20), Zagreb (20), Donji Vukojevac in Petrinja area (10), Jertovec in Zlatar area (<10), and in Jarmina in Vinkovci area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Starinec 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 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.