In Croatia, Veselnik families are Croats (from Ivanec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Varazdin. In Falinić Breg in Ivanec area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Veselnik.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Veselnik live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in only five Croatian places: in Kolarovec (<10) and Cestica (<5) in Ivanec area, Zagreb (<5), Brezje Dravsko in Ivanec area (<5), and in Krizovljan in Ludbreg area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Veselnik is present in this form only in Croatia.