Starry Surname
Approximately 1,351 people bear this surname
Starry Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sterre'.
Henricus Sterre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Stere, 1379: ibid.
Henricus Sterre, 1379: ibid.
1765. Married — Christian Sterry and Mary Frazier: St.
Read More About This SurnameStarry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,261 | 1:287,438 | 26,710 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 259 | 1:193,895 | 16,985 |
Starry (396) may also be a first name.
Starry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sterre'.
Henricus Sterre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Stere, 1379: ibid.
Henricus Sterre, 1379: ibid.
1765. Married — Christian Sterry and Mary Frazier: St. George, Hanover Square.
1. Sturry, a parish in Kent. 2. An old personal name-in Domesday Stari.
Starry Demographics
Average Starry Salary in
United States
$40,712 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Starry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Starry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Starry occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Starry? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 284,799th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,394,186 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Starry live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Starry is also the 434,130th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 396 people.
Starry is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,261 people, or 1 in 287,438. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.
Starry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Starry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Starry last name increased 487 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Starry Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Starry last name are 15.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.24% registered to vote for the political party.
Starry earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,712 USD per year.
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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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