How common is the surname Starkweather?

1,984 people in the United States had the surname Starkweather in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. It ranked 14,920th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Starkweather?

Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (1938–1959), followed by Gary Starkweather.

Where is the surname Starkweather most common?

Wikidata records people named Starkweather in the United States.

Is the surname Starkweather getting more or less common?

More common. 1,975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,984 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Starkweather

A surname, carried by 1,984 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Starkweather is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,984 people named Starkweather in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,975.

#14,920

rank among US surnames

1,984

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,012)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,913	Anger	1,985	155,539
#14,920	Laurel	1,984	155,618

Who is named Starkweather

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

93% of people named Starkweather identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Starkweathers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Starkweather
American spree killer (1938–1959)
Gary Starkweather
American inventor and engineer (1938–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Starkweather

Starkweather 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 Starkweather?: 1,984 people in the United States had the surname Starkweather in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. It ranked 14,920th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Starkweather?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Starkweather identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Starkweather?: Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (1938–1959), followed by Gary Starkweather.
Where is the surname Starkweather most common?: Wikidata records people named Starkweather in the United States.
Is the surname Starkweather getting more or less common?: More common. 1,975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,984 in 2010, up 0.5%.