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Where Does The Last Name Start Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Start (Arabic: سترت) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Start? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 121,743^rd most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,938,177 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Start live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Start is also the 381,018^th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 496 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,211 people, or 1 in 299,305. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 27 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 59 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Start Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Start has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Start surname expanded 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 350 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Start Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Start surname are 24.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Start earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning R 335,712 per year; in United States they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $49,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $50,377 CAD per year.