Vnučec families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada. In Krščenovec in Novi Marof area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Vnučec.
Prevalence
About 380 people with faimily name Vnučec live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 260 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 17 cities and 44 other places, mostly in Zagreb (120), Butkovec in Novi Marof area (20), Karlovac (20), Vinagora (15), and in Mala Gora (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vnučec is present in 7 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.