Panas

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Greek Πανάς (Panás), a reduced form of the personal name Panagiotis, or an occupational surname for a merchant of cloths, from πανί (paní, “cloth, fabric”).
• Borrowed from Polish Panas and Ukrainian Пана́с (Panás), a hypocoristic form of various personal names.

Panas (plural Panases)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Panas is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Panas is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Panas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• APAns, NASPA, Sapan, apans, napas, paans, pasan, sapan