Explore the Family Name Stastny

The meaning of Stastny

Czech and Slovak (Šťastný): from a personal name derived from the adjective št’astný ‘happy, fortunate, lucky’, used as a translation of the Latin name Felix.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stastny in the United States has seen a minor decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,547th most popular last name and by 2010, it dropped slightly to the 24,159th position, showing a change of -2.6%. However, the count of people carrying this surname has increased slightly from 1,005 in 2000 to 1,041 in 2010, representing a growth rate of 3.58%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by 5.41% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,547	#24,159	-2.6%
Count	1,005	1,041	3.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stastny

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Stastny surname identify as White, though there has been a slight decrease from 97.21% in 2000 to 94.14% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.50% to 0.58% over the same timeframe. The percentage of those identifying as two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase from 0.50% in 2000 to 1.15% in 2010. Additionally, the surname saw an increase in its Hispanic representation, increasing from 1.19% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010. There was no representation from the Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.21%	94.14%	-3.16%
Hispanic	1.19%	3.36%	182.35%
Two or More Races	0.5%	1.15%	130%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.58%	16%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%