Explore the Family Name Stanczyk

The meaning of Stanczyk

Polish (Stańczyk): derivative of Staniek, a pet form of the personal name Stanisław (see Stanislav). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Tadeusz, Zbigniew, Jaroslaw, Zdzislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Stanczyk ranked 29,296 in popularity in 2000 and slightly dropped to 30,665 in 2010. This represents a decrease of 4.67 percent in its ranking over this decade. The number of people carrying the Stanczyk surname remained relatively stable with a slight decrease from 761 in 2000 to 760 in 2010, showing only a 0.13 percent decrease. Similarly, when measured per 100,000 people, the proportion of those with the Stanczyk surname decreased from 0.28 to 0.26, a reduction of 7.14 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,296	#30,665	-4.67%
Count	761	760	-0.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.26	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stanczyk

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Stanczyk surname identified as White - 97.90 percent in 2000 decreasing to 96.97 percent in 2010. The data reveals a very small increase in the Hispanic population within this surname, going up from 1.18 percent in 2000 to 1.32 percent in 2010, an increase of 11.86 percent. There was also a slight emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010 that wasn't present in 2000. Meanwhile, other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.9%	96.97%	-0.95%
Hispanic	1.18%	1.32%	11.86%
Two or More Races	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%