Start Surname

121,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Start Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Tail or Tongue of Land [Old English steort] Cp. Stort.

Start Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2111:299,30527,626
England1,1771:47,3395,949
Australia3221:83,8389,718
Canada2881:127,93613,339
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Philippines951:1,065,66688,850
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
India381:20,185,931296,209
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Wales181:171,91811,581
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France121:5,535,227269,324
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Denmark81:705,58939,626
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China61:227,886,92811,701
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6881:35,4294,628
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:130,10012,482

Start (496) may also be a first name.

Start Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Tail or Tongue of Land [Old English steort] Cp. Stort.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Start Point is the name of a headland near the south extremity of co. Devon.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Start Last Name Facts

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

The last name Start (Arabic: سترت) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Start? popularity and diffusion

The last name Start is the 121,743rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,938,177 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Start reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 381,018th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 496 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,211 people, or 1 in 299,305. In The United States Start is mostly found in: Michigan, where 27 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists 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 occurrence of Start has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 350 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Start Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Start surname are 24.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.1% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Startt91340/
Starts91201/
Steart91151/
Staurt9176/
Starte9170/
Sthart9112/
Staert9112/
Staart918/
Stardt912/
Starrt911/
Starth910/
Star8942,133/
Shtaert8313/
Stairet8313/
Staartz831/
Stairtt831/
Starrtt831/
Staurts831/
Starr8067,139/
Stair804,009/
Stahr803,868/
Stare802,380/
Staar802,214/
Starz801,733/
Sttar801,684/
Stear801,422/
Shtar80264/
Starp80230/
Stort80225/
Stard8081/
Stert8057/
Staur8040/
Staár8030/
Starh8020/
Sthar8017/
Starå8014/
Stört8014/
Xstar806/
Sstar806/
Stayr805/
Statr802/
Sztar801/
Stórt801/
Stgar801/
Jstar801/
Startova7761/
Stairett774/
Stearett770/
Storts731,264/
Stahre73622/
Starre73345/
Storte73110/
Störtz73107/
Steert7399/
Steare7397/
Steahr7363/
Sterdt7355/
Søttar7352/
Sthair7346/
Starpp7344/
Starcz7336/
Starrh7332/
Staihr7332/
Stahrr7331/
Staire7326/
Sthare7319/
Steard7310/
Shtarr739/
Sterth738/
Stortt735/
Stardh734/
Starzz734/
Sttarr733/
Stourt733/
Stasrr732/
Staurd732/
Stayre732/
Jstarr732/
Starhe732/
Störth732/
Steurt731/
Starjs731/
Stuirt731/
Storth731/
Stertt731/
Stharp731/
Sthear731/
Starrd731/
Stahar731/
Stthar731/
Shttar731/
Sttaar731/
Sttare731/
Sttarh731/
Ssttar731/
Stoert731/
Shtair731/
Stuort730/
Starrr730/
Stordt730/
Stards730/
Steaur730/
Stoort730/
Statrz730/
Stearr730/
Stargy730/
Starpf730/
Stearrett7160/
Stairrett7125/
Starova673,462/
Stor671,124/
Starová67119/
Shtorts6770/
Storthz6721/
Stortte6718/
Stortts6713/
Shteert6712/
Stgaard676/
Stthard674/
Starowa674/
Xtar673/
Stortch672/
Störtte672/
Ztar671/
Sthaare671/
Stár671/
Stahard671/
Stoordt671/
Sterrtt670/
Steaurd670/
Steirtz670/
Storths670/

Start Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Start in the Arabic language
سترتstrt-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Start
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