Staats is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Staats
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Name encountered in Alsace-Lorraine as well as Germany and the Netherlands. It is a hypocoristic of Eustache Christian name (in German Eustatius), popularized by a saint of the second century: according to legend Eustache was a Roman soldier converted by an encounter with a miraculous deer. He was smothered with his family in a bronze barrel under which we had set fire.

How popular is Staats?

Staats is common in Germany.

Staats is ranked 50228 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Staats bearers increased by 0.3751103 per cent in 2010 US census to 4549 since 2000, the surname slipped by 497 spots and ranked at 7333. The last name was found in around 15 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.17 94.31
Hispanic or Latino 2.99 1.68
Others 2 1.02
Black 1.3 1.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.03 1.39
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.38
Staats is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Netherlands is ahead in terms of density. Around 9456 people have been found who wears Staats as their family name. Staats is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
14,078 Japan3
9,185 Hong Kong2
219,873 France2
47,891 Norway1
30,360 Thailand1
7,191 Afghanistan1
91,024 Belgium1
31,584 Peru1
90,903 Moldova1
7,292 Vietnam1
77,122 Sweden1
17,575 Kuwait1
12,745 Luxembourg1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,316 Portugal46
75,927 England43
17,064 New Zealand31
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
27,919 Australia84
Countries with hundreds of Staats:
2,874 Netherlands873
8,809 South Africa731
13,787 Canada274
42,856 Brazil254
Countries with thousands of Staats:
7,006 United States5,469
5,773 Germany1,614
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Staats Namesakes

  • Dewayne Staats, Announcer
  • Fredericka Staats, Frank Tuttle's wife
  • Jos Staatsen, Politician
  • Johnny Staats, Guitar player
  • In 2009, Lizabeth Staats played the role of Bryn in drama movie The Uninfected.

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