# Stanis (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/stanis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Greek |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 610 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,630 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 506,140 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (587 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Americanized form of Polish Stanisz. * Borrowed from Greek Στάνης (Stánis), probably a derivative of the personal name Stanislaus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Stanis in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Stines, Stennis, Stinson, Stancil, Stansbury, Stanek, Stansberry, Stanger, Stang, Stange, Stankiewicz, Stanko.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.