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    The surname Star

    A nickname surname, carried by 2,097 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S360 Also a first name

    Star: #14,279 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Star #14,279, 2,097 people Star: #14,279 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Star #14,279, 2,097 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Star is more common than 91.2% of them.

    Origin

    * As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”). * As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”). * As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”). * As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a nickname.

    Star is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,097 people named Star in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,232 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,797.

    #14,279
    rank among US surnames
    2,097
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.7%
    change since 2000 (was #15,061)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,274Gillian2,098147,162
    #14,279Wiersma2,097147,232
    #14,286Lusby2,096147,302

    Who is named Star

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    71% of people named Star identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 5.6%
    • Two or more races 3.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Stars

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Darren Star
      American television producer, writer, born 1961
    • Charmane Star
      American pornographic actress & model, born 1979
    • Lela Star
      American pornographic actress, born 1985
    • Celeste Star
      American pornographic actress, born 1985
    • Ryan Star
      American musician, born 1978
    • Susan Leigh Star
      American sociologist (1954–2010)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Star

    Star has the Soundex code S360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S360.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Star come from?
    * As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”). * As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”). * As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”). * As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a…
    How common is the surname Star?
    2,097 people in the United States had the surname Star in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,232 Americans. It ranked 14,279th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Star?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Star identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Star?
    Darren Star, American television producer, writer, followed by Charmane Star.
    Where is the surname Star most common?
    Wikidata records people named Star in the United States.
    What type of surname is Star?
    Star is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Star getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,097 in 2010, up 17%.
    Is Star also a first name?
    Yes. Star is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.