Is "Stamos" an Jewish or Italian surname or??

Question:Ancestry.Com has the following given as place of origin of Stamos immigrants to the U. S.

Finland 3

Greece 1

Germany 1

England 1

name meaning: Greek form a pet form of the personal name Stamatos, also short for composite name such as Stamakostos,Constantine son of Stamatos

1900 census of the U. S. has 6, 3 born in Connecticut, 2 in Germany and 1 in Hungary.

1920 census has 104, mostly born in Greece.

The origin of a surname is not all that important in genealogy as the same surname can come from more than one nationality. Not everyone with the same surname is related, even those of the same national origin.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ancestry.Com has the following given as place of origin of Stamos immigrants to the U. S.

Finland 3

Greece 1

Germany 1

England 1

name meaning: Greek form a pet form of the personal name Stamatos, also short for composite name such as Stamakostos,Constantine son of Stamatos

1900 census of the U. S. has 6, 3 born in Connecticut, 2 in Germany and 1 in Hungary.

1920 census has 104, mostly born in Greece.

The origin of a surname is not all that important in genealogy as the same surname can come from more than one nationality. Not everyone with the same surname is related, even those of the same national origin.

It's actually Greek.

Sounds Greek to me.

IT COULD BE BOTH GREECE OR ITALY ARE COUNTRIES AND JEWISH IS A RELIGON.

According to www.ancestry.com it's Greek.,
Stamos
Greek: from a pet form of the personal name Stamatis, also short for composite names such as Stamokostas ‘Constantine, son of Stamatis’.
Dictionary of American Family Names

hope this helps.

John Stamos says his family name is Greek.