Topolovec families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area. In places Brestovec Orehovički and Pustodol Orehovički in Lepoglava area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Topolovec.
Prevalence
About 780 people with faimily name Topolovec live in Croatia today, in 300 households. There were 530 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 77 other places, mostly in Zagreb (230), Laz Bistricki in Zlatar area (45), in Donji Macelj (35) and Bregi Radobojski (35) in Krapina area, and in Brestovec Orehovicki in Lepoglava area (30).
Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Sweden (3), the United States (1), Austria (1), and to Switzerland (1). Family name Topolovec is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Topolovec " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.
