In Croatia, Škrabec families are Croats (from the Island of Korcule ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Škrabec live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (20), Mundanije on the Island of Rab (<5), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<5), Dugo Selo (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Škrabec is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Skrabec " is used by some 100 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.