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) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Starrett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starrett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,757th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,571,269 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Starrett live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Starrett is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 74 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,990 people, or 1 in 90,842. In The United States Starrett is primarily found in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Starrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Starrett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Starrett last name rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Starrett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Starrett surname is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Starrett surname are 18.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.61% being registered with the 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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