Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

STANKO

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Originof Slovak origin
TypeFamily name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name

Description

The name is derived from the name Stanko (hypocoristic form of the Old Slavic compound given name Stanislav ‘Stanislas’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Other variants: Stankó, Staňko, Sztanko, Sztankó.