Notable members of the family were important state officials (like Vice-Ban of Croatia, and župan - head of the county), military officers,[3] Catholic Church prelates and so on.

Pavao/Paul Orehovečki lived around the year 1300, his son Juraj/George was mentioned in 1334, and his grandson Martin was born around 1320 (died after 1375).

Gašpar Orehovečki (~1600–1672) had a title of baron and served as Vice-Ban of Croatia (1647-1670), the deputy of Nikola Zrinski.

The last member of the Guščerovec noble family branch, Stjepan's son Stanislav, died in 1727, having no children.

In the past, Orehovečkis possessed a significant number of castles and manor houses in Croatia.