Vrščak families are Croats and they are mostly from Sveti Ivan Zelina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sveti Ivan Zelina and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Vrščak live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Tomasevec (40), Draskovic in Novi Marof area (<10), Keleminovec (<10), Sveti Ivan Zelina (<10), and in Selovec in Vrbovec area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vrščak (including: Vrscak , Verschak ) is present in four countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.