Starry Surname

284,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,351 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Starry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2611:287,43826,710
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
China151:91,154,7714,767
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India131:59,005,029552,550
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

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.

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

1. Sturry, a parish in Kent. 2. An old personal name-in Domesday Stari.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Starry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Starry occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 284,799th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,394,186 people. The last name Starry is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Starry are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Starry is also the 434,130th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 396 people.

The surname Starry is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,261 people, or 1 in 287,438. In The United States Starry is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Starry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Starry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Starry surname increased 487 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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 national average, with 62.24% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stearry929/
Starrey926/
Stary912,404/
Sterry832,257/
Staryy83994/
Storry83863/
Starre83345/
Staryi83281/
Starer83198/
Starey83111/
Staroy8348/
Starri8336/
Stariy8332/
Staryh8327/
Starra8324/
Sztary8323/
Staray8312/
Starzy8310/
Steary839/
Staryś836/
Staryo832/
Starré832/
Starys831/
Starhy830/
Starysh77522/
Staraya77135/
Storrey77108/
Starret7797/
Starych7742/
Starrie7738/
Sterrey7734/
Sztaray7715/
Starrit779/
Starris777/
Starrer775/
Starhey773/
Stauroy772/
Starher772/
Shtarer772/
Stairer771/
Shtariy771/
Storroy771/
Starhiy771/
Staurer771/
Steariy771/
Stautry770/
Stearer770/
Storray770/
Stattry770/
Story7337,893/
Stara732,942/
Starý732,575/
Stare732,380/
Stará732,340/
Stari73565/
Stery7346/
Staré733/
Störy733/
Stáry731/
Starrett714,638/
Starritt71496/
Starrish715/
Stharris715/
Starrepp713/
Stareher712/
S'Tairra711/
Starreth710/
Starrher710/
Storey6744,404/
Storer6711,686/
Steari675,808/
Stares671,174/
Steury67672/
Stahre67622/
Storri67476/
Storøy67385/
Staris67232/
Storay67212/
Storre67150/
Sterri67142/
Starii67138/
Stareh67138/
Sztari67115/
Staraj67113/
Steare6797/
Starie6790/
Starai6787/
Störer6786/
Stearrett6760/
Staret6755/
Stauri6752/
Sthory6748/
Staroi6747/
Stohry6742/
Sterre6736/
Shtari6733/
Storoy6730/
Stoery6728/
Starha6727/
Staire6726/
Stairrett6725/
Starzi6724/
Sthare6719/
Staara6719/
Shtara6719/
Staira6717/
Starih6713/
Starza6713/
Storys678/
Stoury678/
Starip677/
Staruj676/
Starge674/
Staeri674/
Shtery674/
Shtory674/
Stario673/
Storiy673/
Storra673/
Steery673/
Starij672/
Storzy672/
Stayre672/
Steriy672/
Staree672/
Starhe672/
Starej672/
Starez672/
Starui671/
Starjs671/
Sttari671/
Sthery671/
Starea671/
Starreett671/
Staura671/
Sterey671/
Sthara671/
Sttare671/
Större671/
Stareţ671/
Sztáry671/
Stasri671/
Stargi671/
Sthari671/
Starit670/
Starrettt670/

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