Vodopivec families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb. According to some sources Slovenes (Vipavska dolina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Vodopivec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Dubrovnik (<10), Split (<10), Druzilovec in Zabok area (<10), and in Sisak (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vodopivec is present in 21 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.