Staszak

Stasiak is a

Polish surname Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

origin. It is derived from the

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...

"Stasio", a pet form of the name " Stanisław", and the suffix "-ak", denoting "descendant of". So, the surname Stasiak signifies "son or descendant of Stasio (Stanisław)". Notable people with this surname include: * Jurek Stasiak, Polish-Australian tennis player * Ludwik Stasiak, Polish painter, writer and publisher * Małgorzata Stasiak, Polish handball player * Michał Stasiak, Polish football player *

Shawn Stasiak Shawn Emile Stipich (born July 21, 1970) is an American Canadian chiropractor, motivational speaker and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotions the World Wrestling Federation ...

, Canadian chiropractor and semi-retired professional wrestler *

Stan Stasiak George Emile Stipich (April 13, 1937 – June 19, 1997) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Stan Stasiak. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in the 1970s, where he ...

, former Canadian professional wrestler, father of professional wrestler Shawn Stasiak *

Władysław Stasiak Władysław Augustyn Stasiak (15 March 1966 – 10 April 2010) was a senior official and politician of the Republic of Poland. Biography Władysław Stasiak was born in Wrocław. He made history studies in Wrocław University, and got the N ...

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