Explore the Family Name Stojanov

The meaning of Stojanov

1. Macedonian, Serbian, and Croatian: patronymic from the South Slavic personal name Stojan, derived from the imperative stoj ‘stand, stay’ or from (Old) Slavic compound names based on this element, e.g. Stojmir. Compare Stoyanoff and Stoyanov. 2. Bulgarian: variant transliteration of Stoyanov, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Stojanov saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 144,908th most common surname but climbed to the 106,570th spot in 2010, marking a substantial rise of 26.46%. The count of people bearing this last name also rose from 105 to 167, a growth rate of 59.05% in the span of a decade. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 individuals with the Stojanov surname increased by 50%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#144,908	#106,570	26.46%
Count	105	167	59.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.06	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stojanov

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Stojanov, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with this last name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 99.05% of individuals with the surname Stojanov identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had slightly decreased to 97.60%, reflecting a minor change of -1.46%. It's notable that there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, Hispanic, or as belonging to two or more races during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.05%	97.6%	-1.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%