Explore the Family Name Stas

The meaning of Stas

1. Flemish and Dutch: from a shortened form of the personal name Eustaes, from Latin Eustacius (see Stacey). 2. Polish (Staś); Slovak and Czech (Staš): from Staś, Staš, a pet form of the personal name Stanisław (Polish), Stanislav (Slovak and Czech).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Stas" has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 53,047 and by 2010, it had dropped to 57,516, indicating a change of -8.42%. Similarly, the total count of individuals with this surname has also witnessed a slight decrease, moving from 366 in 2000 to 354 in 2010, which is a -3.28% change. The proportion per 100,000 people has also decreased by 14.29%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#57,516	-8.42%
Count	366	354	-3.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stas

As for ethnicity, information from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the overwhelming majority of people with the surname "Stas" identify as White, with 96.45% in 2000 and 96.33% in 2010, marking only a slight change of -0.12%. The data for other ethnic identities has either remained static or changed insignificantly. For instance, those identifying with two or more races fell from 1.91% in 2000 to zero by 2010. The Hispanic group, on the other hand, saw an introduction of 1.41% in 2010 from none in 2000. There were no reported individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	96.33%	-0.12%
Hispanic	0%	1.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.91%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%