Starbuck Surname

89,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Starbuck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Starbeck,' a hamlet between Ripon and Knaresborough. Mr. Lower writes, partly quoting Mr. Ferguson, 'In Old Norse bokki means "vir grandis, corpore et animo." Hence Storbocki, from slde, great, "vir imperiosus.

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Starbuck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2571:111,28612,096
England1,3781:40,4345,200
South Africa4501:120,39514,285
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada411:898,67368,969
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Wales261:119,0209,008
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4811:50,6766,161
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8731:57,5246,399

Starbuck (45) may also be a first name.

Starbuck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Starbeck,' a hamlet between Ripon and Knaresborough. Mr. Lower writes, partly quoting Mr. Ferguson, 'In Old Norse bokki means "vir grandis, corpore et animo." Hence Storbocki, from slde, great, "vir imperiosus."' This may be true, but I take it that Starbuck is simply the local Starbeck. The surname still remains in the West Riding.

Robertus Starbok, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1772. Married — John Lambeld and Sarah Starbuck: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Starbeck (Yorks) = the Sedgy Brook [Old Norse störr (Danish - Norwegian stœrgræs, Swedish starrgräs), sedge + bekk-r, brook] The mutated form Starbok (like Tarbock for Torbeck), found as early as 1379, is due to the lack of stress in the second element.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Starbeck (brook near where sedge grew), in Yorkshire; dweller at, or near, a stream where sedge or swamp grass grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

In Old Norse, bokki means "vir grandis, corpore et animo." Hence stortocki from side, great, "vir imperiosus." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Starbuck Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Starbuck Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Starbuck is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Starbuck.

How Common Is The Last Name Starbuck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,255th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,355,318 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Starbuck live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,257 people, or 1 in 111,286. In The United States Starbuck is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and Colorado, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Starbuck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Starbuck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Starbuck last name expanded 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Starbuck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Starbuck last name are 23.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Starbuck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.35% more than the national average, earning R 362,040 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $44,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% less than the national average, earning $42,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hstarbuck941/
Starbuc930/
Sterbuck8821/
Starbock882/
Starbuct881/
Starbucs881/
Storbuck880/
Storbukt7538/
Starbook751/
Storbeuk751/
Starbugh750/
Storbukås7155/
Starbaugh710/
Staurbough670/
Storbugt6336/
Storbog531/

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