Stanko Family History
Stanko Name Meaning
Polish (mainly Stańko); Slovenian Croatian Slovak Ukrainian and Rusyn: from a pet form of the personal name Stanislav Polish Stanisław and of other Slavic compound names based on the element stan ‘become stay’ (from a derivative of Old Slavic stojati ‘to stand’). In North America this surname may also be an altered form of the Slovenian variant Stanjko. Compare Stanco . Possibly also an American shortened form of Polish Stankowski Serbian and Croatian Stanković or Slovak Stankovič (see Stankovic ). Compare Stank
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022