In Croatia, Žirovec families are Croats (from Lepoglava area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Žirovec live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Bednja (20) and Sinkovica Bednjanska (<10) in Lepoglava area, Varazdin (<5), Vidovec in Varazdin area (<5), and in Tribalj in Novi Vinodolski area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Žirovec is present in this form only in Croatia.
