Starrett Surname

101,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,638 people bear this surname

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

Starrett Surname Definition:

(Scottish, Irish) One who came from Stairaird, now Stirie (path over a bog), in Ayrshire; variant of Stewart, q.v.

Starrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9901:90,84210,205
Northern Ireland2181:8,4631,411
Canada1771:208,16720,218
England841:663,31038,317
Australia771:350,59429,558
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Scotland201:267,69112,985
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1611:27,5152,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7261:69,1727,496

Starrett (74) may also be a first name.

Starrett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish, Irish) One who came from Stairaird, now Stirie (path over a bog), in Ayrshire; variant of Stewart, q.v.

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

Starrett Last Name Facts

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

Starrett (Russian: Старретт) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Starrett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,757th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,571,269 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Starrett reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Starrett is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name in the world, held by 74 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,990 people, or 1 in 90,842. In The United States Starrett is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Starrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Starrett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Starrett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Starrett last name is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Starrett last name are 18.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Starrett earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.03% less than the national average, earning R 163,908 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $58,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Starrette9497/
Stearrett9460/
Stairrett9425/
Starriett942/
Starreett941/
Starrettt940/
Starett93118/
Starret9397/
D'Starrett891/
Sterrett883,972/
Starritt88496/
Stairett884/
Starette882/
Stargett881/
Starreth880/
Starrete880/
Staretts880/
Stearett880/
Starre86345/
Staret8655/
Starritte820/
Sterriett820/
Sterett80368/
Starets80195/
Staretz8072/
Starrie8038/
Stairet8013/
Sterret8012/
Starzet8010/
Starrit809/
Starrey806/
Staritt805/
Starrer805/
Starget801/
Storett800/
Stareth800/
Stareet800/
Stareat800/
Stare772,380/
Sterritt751,465/
Storette757/
Steerett753/
Starrepp753/
Sterriet750/
Stereett750/
Stearitt750/
Storritt750/
Steirett750/
Steriett750/
Starrher750/
Starry711,351/
Stares711,174/
Stahre71622/
Starer71198/
Storet71178/
Storre71150/
Stareh71138/
Starey71111/
Steare7197/
Starie7190/
Starri7136/
Staire7126/
Starra7124/
Sthare7119/
Starge714/
Stayre712/
Staree712/
Starhe712/
Starej712/
Starez712/
Starré712/
Steret711/
Starea711/
Sttare711/
Stareţ711/
Starit710/
Storrie672,009/
Storrer671,626/
Staires67254/
Storrey67108/
Starzee6736/
Sterrit6717/
Storest6712/
Starecz6712/
Storres679/
Stearry679/
Starris677/
Steares676/
Starhey673/
Steritt672/
Storets672/
Starher672/
Stearei672/
Shtarer672/
Stairer671/
Storeyt671/
Storrez671/
Stereit671/
Sthaare671/
Starzie671/
Storitt671/
Storrøe671/
Staurer671/
Starejs671/
Stearer670/
Storrit670/
Stearie670/
Sterred670/
Stereet670/
Sthares670/
Stattry670/

Starrett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Starrett in the Russian language
Старреттstarrett-

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Starrett Reference & Research

Starrett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Starrett 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Starrett
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