Explore the Family Name Stamatis

The meaning of Stamatis

Greek: from a personal name based on medieval Greek stamatō ‘stop’ (a derivative of classical Greek histēmi), an omen or well-wishing name expressing the wish of parents to stop giving birth to girls, or given to a boy after the death of older siblings and meaning ‘stop dying’. Stamatios is the name of two Christian saints venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Anastasios, Despina, Lazaros.

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How common is the last name Stamatis in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Stamatis has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stamatis was ranked 50,178th in the US, while by 2010 it had fallen to 57,516th--a drop of 14.62%. The total count of individuals with this surname also reduced from 392 to 354, marking a 9.69% decrease over the decade. Consequently, the proportion of people named Stamatis per 100,000 fell by 20%, from 0.15 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,178	#57,516	-14.62%
Count	392	354	-9.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stamatis

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Stamatis identify as White. In 2000, 97.19% identified as such, decreasing slightly to 96.33% in 2010. Hispanic representation within the Stamatis population experienced an increase of 32.03%, rising from 1.28% in 2000 to 1.69% in 2010. There were no reported changes in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	96.33%	-0.88%
Hispanic	1.28%	1.69%	32.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%