How common is the surname Starrett?

3,293 people in the United States had the surname Starrett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,758 Americans. It ranked 9,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Starrett?

Charles Starrett, American actor (1903–1986), followed by Jack Starrett.

Where is the surname Starrett most common?

Wikidata records people named Starrett in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Starrett getting more or less common?

More common. 3,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,293 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Starrett

A surname, carried by 3,293 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S363

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Starrett is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,293 people named Starrett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,758 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,066.

#9,833

rank among US surnames

3,293

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,729)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,827	Polston	3,295	93,701
#9,830	Eisner	3,294	93,730
#9,833	Starrett	3,293	93,758
#9,834	Mauer	3,292	93,787
#9,836	Depasquale	3,290	93,844
#9,839	Riccardi	3,289	93,872

Who is named Starrett

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

94% of people named Starrett identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Starretts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Starrett
American actor (1903–1986)
Jack Starrett
American actor (1936-1989)
Vincent Starrett
American writer (1886–1974)

Notable Starretts come mostly from the United States (2) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Starrett

Starrett has the Soundex code S363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S363.

Questions

How common is the surname Starrett?: 3,293 people in the United States had the surname Starrett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,758 Americans. It ranked 9,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Starrett?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Starrett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Starrett?: Charles Starrett, American actor (1903–1986), followed by Jack Starrett.
Where is the surname Starrett most common?: Wikidata records people named Starrett in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Starrett getting more or less common?: More common. 3,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,293 in 2010, up 7.4%.