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    The surname Stanko

    A Polish surname, carried by 2,853 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S352

    Stanko: #11,116 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Stanko #11,116, 2,853 people Stanko: #11,116 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Stanko #11,116, 2,853 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stanko is more common than 93.1% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    * As a common Slavic surname, from Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Carpathian Rusyn, and Slovene Stanko, a pet form of Stanislav, Stanisław, based on stan (“to stay”), from Proto-Slavic *stojati (“to stand”). Compare Stanco, Stanjko. * Also possibly shortened from Stankowski and its variations, such as Serbo-Croatian Stanković and Slovak Stankovič. See Stankovic. Also compare Stank.

    One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,853 people named Stanko in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,218 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,735.

    #11,116
    rank among US surnames
    2,853
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #10,714)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,109Plyler2,856108,104
    #11,111Leis2,855108,142
    #11,114Loaiza2,854108,180
    #11,116Kalb2,853108,218
    #11,118Heitz2,852108,256
    #11,122Catanzaro2,851108,294

    Who is named Stanko

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Stanko identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Stankos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Caleb Stanko
      American soccer player, born 1993

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Stanko

    Stanko has the Soundex code S352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S352.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Stanko come from?
    * As a common Slavic surname, from Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Carpathian Rusyn, and Slovene Stanko, a pet form of Stanislav, Stanisław, based on stan (“to stay”), from Proto-Slavic *stojati (“to stand”). Compare Stanco, Stanjko. * Also possibly shortened from Stankowski and its variations, such as…
    How common is the surname Stanko?
    2,853 people in the United States had the surname Stanko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,218 Americans. It ranked 11,116th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Stanko?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Stanko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Stanko?
    Caleb Stanko, American soccer player.
    Where is the surname Stanko most common?
    Wikidata records people named Stanko in Poland.
    Is the surname Stanko getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,853 in 2010, up 4.3%.
    Is Stanko also a first name?
    Yes. Stanko is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.