Explore the Family Name Stanciu

The meaning of Stanciu

Romanian: from a Romanian form of the Bulgarian personal name Stančo, a pet form of a compound personal name based on the element stan ‘become, stay’, e.g. Stanislav or Stanimir.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stanciu has seen significant growth in the United States between 2000 to 2010. The rank of this last name jumped from 86,657 in 2000 to 61,436 in 2010, marking a 29.1% increase over the decade. Similarly, the count of individuals with the surname Stanciu also increased from 200 to 327, recording a substantial rise of 63.5%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Stanciu surname per 100,000 people also went up from 0.07 to 0.11 during this period, indicating a 57.14% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,657	#61,436	29.1%
Count	200	327	63.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stanciu

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the surname Stanciu, information from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that majority of the bearers of this surname are of White ethnicity. In 2000, 90.5% of Stancius were White, which increased slightly to 94.5% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races decreased from 5.5% to 1.83%, showing a decrease of 66.73%. The percentage of Hispanic Stancius saw a minor decrease from 4% to 3.36% within the same time frame. There were no recorded instances of the surname Stanciu among other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.5%	94.5%	4.42%
Hispanic	4%	3.36%	-16%
Two or More Races	5.5%	1.83%	-66.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%