Vrtar families are Croats and they are mostly from Donji Miholjac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Vrtar live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Lepoglava (25), Zagreb (15), Novi Marof (15), Varazdin (10), and in Rakov Potok (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vrtar is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Vrtar " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vertar " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.