Starr Surname

8,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Starr Surname Definition:

Nick 'the star'; Middle English stem, or perhaps 'the steer,' i.e. the young ox (v. Steer).

(2) Personal, 'the son of Star.' Probably Star was a personal or baptismal name as Stella is to-day.

Johannes le Ster, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Starr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,0361:8,6231,039
Iraq10,7781:3,249359
Australia3,7981:7,1081,044
England3,6611:15,2192,241
Canada2,3961:15,3782,256
Iran2,3261:33,0113,936
Russia2421:595,55052,685
New Zealand2291:19,7743,481
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Ireland1561:30,1862,662
Wales1411:21,9472,330
Germany1121:718,79954,527
Scotland861:62,2545,030
Japan501:2,556,88631,037
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Guernsey291:2,222539
India291:26,450,530346,896
Estonia231:57,47010,794
France231:2,887,944200,772
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Nauru171:699180
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Norway131:395,56035,657
Austria121:709,62061,025
Guam121:13,3432,098
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
China101:136,732,1577,199
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Finland71:785,24338,644
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1821:24,3402,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4411:16,9162,464
Wales291:54,0832,718
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4231:7,819999

Starr (77,890) may also be a first name.

Starr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the star'; Middle English stem, or perhaps 'the steer,' i.e. the young ox (v. Steer).

(2) Personal, 'the son of Star.' Probably Star was a personal or baptismal name as Stella is to-day.

Johannes le Ster, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Ster, Sussex, ibid.

William Ster, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1416. Richard Sterre, vicar of Happesburgh, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1465. John Sterre, vicar of Quiden, Norfolk: ibid.

1705. William Pynsent and Mary Starr, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) 1 Dweller at the sign of the Star [Middle English sterre, Old English steorra] 2 = Stare, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the star; descendant of Sterre (star).

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

(German.) Stiff, rigid, inflexible.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Old Norse, Starri; in the Domesday Book, Stari, Stori, Stare; from the Dutch, Storre, Starre, Stower, Stuhr; G Stohr, Stor, Stahr; from the Swedish, Stahre, Star, Stare; from the Danish, Stahr; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Starr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Starr (Russian: Старр) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,489th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 108,544 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Starr reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Starr is also the 12,652nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 77,890 people.

The surname Starr is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 42,036 people, or 1 in 8,623. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 112 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Starr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Starr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Starr surname expanded 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 14 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Starr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Starr surname is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Starr surname are 33.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Starr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning 310,749 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.16% more than the national average, earning R 385,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $53,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Starre91345/
Starrh9132/
Stahrr9131/
Shtarr919/
Sttarr913/
Jstarr912/
Stasrr912/
Starrt911/
Starrd911/
Stearr910/
Starrr910/
Star8942,133/
Starrtt831/
Storr805,542/
Stair804,009/
Stahr803,868/
Start803,760/
Stare802,380/
Staar802,214/
Starz801,733/
Sttar801,684/
Stear801,422/
Shtar80264/
Starp80230/
Stard8081/
Staur8040/
Staár8030/
Starh8020/
Sthar8017/
Starå8014/
Xstar806/
Sstar806/
Stayr805/
Statr802/
Sztar801/
Jstar801/
Ztarr801/
Stgar801/
Stareher772/
Starrová771/
Stahre73622/
Startt73340/
Storrø73197/
Steart73151/
Storre73150/
Steare7397/
Staurt7376/
Steahr7363/
Søttar7352/
Sthair7346/
Starpp7344/
Staihr7332/
Staire7326/
Sthare7319/
Sthart7312/
Steard7310/
Staart738/
Stardh734/
Starzz734/
Stardt732/
Staurd732/
Stayre732/
Starhe732/
Ssttar731/
Starjs731/
Stharp731/
Sthear731/
Stahar731/
Stthar731/
Shttar731/
Sttaar731/
Sttare731/
Sttarh731/
Shtair731/
Steaur730/
Starpf730/
Statrz730/
Starova673,462/
Stor671,124/
Starová67119/
Storrød6717/
Starowa674/
Stthard674/
Xtar673/
Stahard671/
Storrøe671/
Stár671/
Stairtt671/
Sthaare671/
Ztar671/
Steaurd670/

Starr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Starr in the Russian language
Старрstarr-

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Starr Reference & Research

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