Starrs Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

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

Starrs Surname Definition:

Pl., and genit., of Starr.

Starrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4861:745,80058,323
Scotland2581:20,7512,403
England2231:249,85720,242
Northern Ireland1321:13,9781,959
Canada971:379,85133,859
Australia971:278,30624,956
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1041:42,5953,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland401:93,5804,818
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Starrs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and genit., of Starr.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Starrs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Starrs is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Starrs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 283,476th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,362,433 people. Starrs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Starrs are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 745,800. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 23 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 19 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Starrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Starrs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 645 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 1,014 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Starrs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Starrs last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Starrs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $50,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $47,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stearrs920/
Stars912,645/
Storrs832,954/
Stairs832,599/
Stears831,378/
Sterrs8319/
Starsh8319/
Starås837/
Starss837/
Stahrs836/
Staars833/
Starsz832/
Starsø831/
Staurs831/
Starse831/
Starsch778/
Storrss770/
Starrch770/
Staairs770/
Stairss770/
Stors7376/
Sters7368/
Starx731/
Starsova7128/
Starshova673,909/
Steers673,900/
Steurs671,319/
Starch671,121/
Storås67377/
Stours67187/
Steirs6722/
Starce6711/
Stoers679/
Storss677/
Starzz674/
Storsh673/
Sterås673/
Steyrs671/
Stotrs671/
Storsz671/
Storse671/
Stoors671/
Stters671/

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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 Starrs
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