Starns Surname

247,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Starns Surname Definition:

= Sterns, q.v.

Starns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3991:259,08424,484
England1851:301,17922,911
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:110,61411,006

Starns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Sterns, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Starns Last Name Facts

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

Starns occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 247,354th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,532,056 people. The surname Starns is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Starns reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,399 people, or 1 in 259,084. In The United States it is most common in: Louisiana, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Starns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Starns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Starns surname grew 308 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Starns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Starns last name are 24.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.18% being registered with the party.

Starns earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,877 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stearns9221,338/
Starens927/
Starins926/
Staerns925/
Stareens860/
Starrens860/
Stearrns860/
Sttearns860/
Stearens860/
Sterns832,165/
Storns8316/
Starnz831/
Stornæs7717/
Sterens7715/
Sternås779/
Shterns775/
Sterins774/
Storrns773/
Sternsø771/
Stherns771/
Steerns771/
Storins770/
Steirns770/
Steurns770/
Stuirns770/
Stearnz770/
Stornæss713/
Sterrens711/
Šterns673/
Storims623/
Sterenz621/

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Starns Reference & Research

Starnes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Starns
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