Shostak

English

Alternative forms

• Schostak, Sostak, Szostak

Etymology

From Ukrainian Шостак (Šostak) and Belarusian Шостак (Šóstak), from Ukrainian шостий (šostyj, “sixth”) and Belarusian шосты (šósty, “sixth”). Less commonly, a respelling of Polish Szostak, Szóstak, and Slovak Šosták. Ultimately, from a derivative of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).

Proper noun

Shostak (plural Shostaks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shostak is the 37442^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Shostak is most common among White (95.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shostak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.