How common is the surname Starr?

30,363 people in the United States had the surname Starr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,168 Americans. It ranked 1,158th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Starr?

Martin Starr, American actor, followed by Ken Starr.

Where is the surname Starr most common?

Wikidata records people named Starr in the United States.

How do you pronounce Starr?

Starr is /stɑɹ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Starr getting more or less common?

More common. 28,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,363 in 2010, up 7.6%.

Is Starr also a first name?

Yes. Starr 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.

The surname Starr

A surname, carried by 30,363 people in the United States.

Pronounced /stɑɹ/ 1 syllable Soundex S360 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Starr is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 30,363 people named Starr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,168 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,210.

#1,158

rank among US surnames

30,363

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,135)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,149	Maloney	30,671	10,066
#1,150	Childers	30,570	10,100
#1,151	McDermott	30,528	10,114
#1,152	Moser	30,483	10,128
#1,153	Vogel	30,470	10,133
#1,154	McCabe	30,401	10,156
#1,155	Alonso	30,389	10,160

Who is named Starr

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

83% of people named Starr identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Starrs

21 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martin Starr
American actor, born 1982
Ken Starr
American judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)
Mike Starr
American actor (born 1950)
Bobbi Starr
American pornographic actress, born 1983
Belle Starr
American outlaw, 1848–1889
Mike Starr
American bassist (1966–2011)
Brenda K. Starr
American musician (born 1966)
Rachel Starr
American pornographic actress, born 1983
Bart Starr
American football player, coach, executive (1934-2019)
Ellen Gates Starr
American social activist (1859–1940)
Nina Starr Braunwald
American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher, 1928–1992
Beau Starr
American actor (born 1944)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Starr

Starr 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 Starr come from?: * As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.
How common is the surname Starr?: 30,363 people in the United States had the surname Starr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,168 Americans. It ranked 1,158th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Starr?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Starr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Starr?: Martin Starr, American actor, followed by Ken Starr.
Where is the surname Starr most common?: Wikidata records people named Starr in the United States.
How do you pronounce Starr?: Starr is /stɑɹ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Starr getting more or less common?: More common. 28,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,363 in 2010, up 7.6%.
Is Starr also a first name?: Yes. Starr 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.