How common is the surname Starks?

20,130 people in the United States had the surname Starks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,338 Americans. It ranked 1,782nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Starks?

John Starks, American basketball player, followed by Ricky Starks.

Where is the surname Starks most common?

Wikidata records people named Starks in the United States.

Is the surname Starks getting more or less common?

More common. 18,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,130 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Starks

A surname, carried by 20,130 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Starks is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,130 people named Starks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,338 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,911.

#1,782

rank among US surnames

20,130

people in 2010

6.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,736)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,773	Posey	20,263	15,237
#1,774	Fountain	20,193	15,290
#1,775	Cornelius	20,160	15,315
#1,777	Barnhart	20,157	15,317
#1,778	Rendon	20,143	15,328
#1,779	Hannah	20,138	15,331
#1,780	Pedersen	20,135	15,334

Who is named Starks

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

62% of people named Starks identified as Black (not Hispanic), 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 62%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Starkss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Starks
American basketball player, born 1965
Ricky Starks
American professional wrestler, born 1990
Markel Starks
American basketball player (born 1991)
Kay Starr
American singer (1922–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Starks

Starks has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

Questions

How common is the surname Starks?: 20,130 people in the United States had the surname Starks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,338 Americans. It ranked 1,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Starks?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Starks identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Starks?: John Starks, American basketball player, followed by Ricky Starks.
Where is the surname Starks most common?: Wikidata records people named Starks in the United States.
Is the surname Starks getting more or less common?: More common. 18,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,130 in 2010, up 6.4%.