Explore the Family Name Stankey

The meaning of Stankey

1. Americanized form of German Stanke. 2. American shortened and altered form of Polish Stankiewicz or Belorussian Stankevich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Stankey has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 48,380 and fell to 58,042 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 20 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also reduced from 410 in 2000 to 350 in 2010, indicating a drop of roughly 14.63 percent. The proportion of people bearing the surname Stankey per 100,000 was at 0.15 in 2000 and fell to 0.12 in 2010, showing a reduction of 20 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#58,042	-19.97%
Count	410	350	-14.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stankey

Concerning the ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some significant shifts for those with the Stankey surname. Between 2000 and 2010, there was an elimination of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities, with both dropping from 3.17% and 1.46% respectively to zero. However, the percentage of people identifying as White increased slightly from 87.32% to 90.00%, while Hispanic representation saw a substantial increase of about 75.90%, rising from 1.95% to 3.43%. There was also a rise in individuals reporting two or more races, from 2.20% to 3.14%, marking a growth of 42.73%. On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group experienced a notable decrease, falling by 56.15% from 3.90% to 1.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.32%	90%	3.07%
Hispanic	1.95%	3.43%	75.9%
Two or More Races	2.2%	3.14%	42.73%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.9%	1.71%	-56.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.17%	0%	0%
Black	1.46%	0%	0%