In Croatia, Stipac families are Croats (from Gospic ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Stipac live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Gospic (<5), Visnjevac (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Udbina in Obrovac area (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (2), and to Canada (1). Family name Stipac is present in 6 countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.