Stanko
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a common Slavic surname, from Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Carpathian Rusyn, and Slovene Stanko, a pet form of Stanislav, Stanisław, based on stan (“to stay”), from Proto-Slavic *stojati (“to stand”). Compare Stanco, Stanjko.
- Also possibly shortened from Stankowski and its variations, such as Serbo-Croatian Stanković and Slovak Stankovič. See Stankovic.
Also compare Stank.
Proper noun edit
Stanko (plural Stankos)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stanko is the 11116th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2853 individuals. Stanko is most common among White (94.39%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stanko”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.