Starkey Surname
Approximately 28,212 people bear this surname
Starkey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the stark,' i.e. the strong, the stiff; compare Strong, &c. (v. Stark). Starkey seems undoubtedly to be a dialectic variant of Stark (compare Teddy or Teddie for Edward). 'Starky, stiff, dry. Westmoreland' (Halliwell).
Read More About This SurnameStarkey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,198 | 1:18,880 | 2,373 |
| England | 5,436 | 1:10,250 | 1,514 |
| Australia | 1,878 | 1:14,375 | 2,039 |
| Canada | 448 | 1:82,245 | 9,170 |
| South Africa | 438 | 1:123,693 | 14,598 |
| Scotland | 186 | 1:28,784 | 3,020 |
| Wales | 121 | 1:25,575 | 2,657 |
| New Zealand | 109 | 1:41,544 | 6,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 65 | 1:28,385 | 3,035 |
| Isle of Man | 52 | 1:1,650 | 294 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 78 | 1:56,793 | 4,570 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,827 | 1:8,622 | 1,303 |
| Isle of Man | 52 | 1:1,044 | 160 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:77,984 | 4,336 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:34,854 | 1,900 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,512 | 1:14,299 | 1,828 |
Starkey (123) may also be a first name.
Starkey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the stark,' i.e. the strong, the stiff; compare Strong, &c. (v. Stark). Starkey seems undoubtedly to be a dialectic variant of Stark (compare Teddy or Teddie for Edward). 'Starky, stiff, dry. Westmoreland' (Halliwell).
1579. Francis Starkey, Derbyshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1592. George Starkie, of Pennington: Wills at Chester.
1609. Ellen Starkey, of Pennington: ibid.
= Stark (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -e)y, -ie.
(English, Irish) Descendant of Starkie, a pet form of names beginning with Starc (strong), such as Starcbeorht, Starcfrith or Starcwulf; the little, strong man.
Strong of body, from Stark.
From the French, Staquet; from the Flemish, from the Swedish, from the Dutch, Stark, Starke, Starck; a personal name.
Starkey Demographics
Average Starkey Salary in
United States
$42,106 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Starkey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Starkey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Starkey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Starkey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Starkey is the 19,451st most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 258,314 people. Starkey is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Starkey reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Starkey is also the 840,349th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 123 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 19,198 people, or 1 in 18,880. In The United States Starkey is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Starkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Starkey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Starkey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States Starkey are 14.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.49% registered with the political party.
The amount Starkey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.22% less than the national average, earning 217,264 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.71% more than the national average, earning R 341,520 per year; in United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $57,286 CAD per year.
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Starkey Reference & Research
Starkey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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Footnotes
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