Star is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Star
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Surname Star is the variation of the Sterry. 1. Sturry, a parish in Kent. 2. An old personal name- in Domesday =, one can see Stari.

Star is variant of Ster. An Anglo-Saxon termination, denoting some feminine occupation, as ER does a masculine one, as spinner, spinster. Many of the surnames with this desinence show the change of English customs in regard to the employments of women within the past few centuries: for example, brewing, baking, and weaving were formerly feminine labours, and consequently Brewster, Baxter, Webster mean the woman (not the man) who brews, bakes, or weaves. How these feminine words became transferred to the other gender, so as to be come hereditary as surnames, is explained by historian Poulson, in his Beverlac— "When men began to invade those departments of industry by which women used to earn an honest livelihood, they retained the feminine appellation for some time, as men-midwives and men-milliners now do; but afterwards masculine words drove the feminine ones out of the language, as men had driven the women out of the employments."

Perhaps from the sign of an inn; but more likely from an ancient personal name written in Domesday Ster and Sterr. It is Star without prefix in Hundred Rolls.

Star is variation of Starr. Dweller t the sign of the star; descendant of Sterre meaning "star".

Dweller t the sign of the star; descendant of Sterre meaning "star".

How popular is Star?

Star is common in Russia, Afghanistan, United States, Pakistan, Morocco, India, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Australia, Belarus, Netherlands, Canada, Iran, Uzbekistan, Oman, England, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, France, Egypt, Singapore, Iraq, Bahrain, Indonesia, Brazil, Malaysia, Portugal, Mexico, Germany.

Star is ranked 13213 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Stars grew by 16.69 per cent to 2097 since 2000 and ranked 14279 after elevating 782 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.53 74.96
Black 11.35 11.74
Hispanic or Latino 6.77 4.12
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.63 4.56
Others 3.29 3.78
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.43 0.83
Star is quite popular family name mostly used in Russia however Nauru is ahead in terms of density. Around 42384 people have been found who wears Star as their family name. Star is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Star:
1,816 Russia10,975
Countries with thousands of Star:
445 Afghanistan6,945
9,509 United States4,320
2,357 Pakistan2,841
2,417 Morocco2,147
19,996 India2,066
4,032 Algeria1,750
2,136 Kazakhstan1,234
Countries with hundreds of Star:
3,965 Australia915
1,803 Belarus813
3,847 Netherlands711
7,768 Canada547
12,847 Iran530
6,321 Uzbekistan513
1,061 Oman484
12,264 England459
397 Hong Kong450
23,423 Nigeria384
14,320 Saudi Arabia318
23,140 Ukraine272
40,467 France253
28,713 Egypt208
1,053 Singapore201
4,298 Iraq199
1,429 Bahrain176
60,566 Indonesia166
44,384 Brazil165
12,210 Malaysia141
4,225 Portugal123
13,627 Mexico116
57,066 Germany105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,576 Moldova99
3,788 Azerbaijan83
12,979 Israel73
525 Myanmar63
70,256 Italy60
113,961 Philippines56
61,274 South Africa55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,007 Belgium50
12,574 New Zealand50
195,138 Thailand50
71 Nauru48
2,064 Transnistria46
41,298 Greece40
3,040 Armenia39
10,323 Botswana39
35,847 Czechia39
10,676 Kuwait39
13,480 Bangladesh38
2,233 Vietnam38
72,414 Poland37
18,861 Kyrgyzstan32
45,498 Spain32
19,854 United Arab Emirates31
4,360 Cambodia28
5,897 Syria27
3,642 Tunisia26
45,241 Papua New Guinea24
2,819 Tajikistan24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
30,474 Sweden23
100,871 Argentina21
20,300 Finland21
11,356 Georgia21
10,403 Wales21
4,164 China18
20,476 Chile17
14,126 Colombia17
13,598 Jordan15
15,763 Scotland15
9,154 Sri Lanka15
724 South Korea13
37,411 Norway12
11,552 Ghana11
4,110 Turkmenistan11
89,142 Uganda11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,341 Northern Ireland10
45,945 Japan10
54,092 Romania10
24,752 Serbia10
23,279 Liberia9
10,069 Nepal9
26,217 Estonia8
14,756 Lebanon8
8,227 Mauritius8
17,989 Taiwan8
68,742 Tanzania8
8,814 Trinidad and Tobago8
123,373 Cameroon7
182,882 DR Congo7
3,076 Libya7
8,162 Sudan7
37,744 Bulgaria6
48,272 Ivory Coast6
52,907 Kenya6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

22 years old farmer Gabriel Star who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 28, 1853 by J J Rogers put out from Liverpool. Farmer Moses Star, 20 years old Bernhard Star, Chr. Star (29) Merchant, Carl Star, aged 3, 6 years old Joachim Star, Farmer Samuel Star, Sophia Star, aged 28, 1 month old Theodor Star, Wilhelma Star (24) Laborer, are other Star that migrated to US from Liverpool, Bremen and Hamburg.

Star Namesakes

  • Kevin Red Star, Native American artist
  • Jeffree Star, American Internet celebrity, makeup artist
  • Big Star, American rock band
  • Marylin Star, Canadian adult film actress
  • Darren Star, American producer, director
  • Mazzy Star, American alternative rock band
  • Rats & Star, male blackface J-pop group which specialized
  • Five Star, British pop group,
  • Sol Star, early resident of the town of Deadwood
  • Midnight Star, American group that had a string of hits
  • Ryan Star, American rock singer-songwriter
  • Blinker the Star, Canadian indie rock band, originally
  • The Killer and the Star, musical solo project started by Scooter Ward
  • Kauto Star, French-bred National Hunt champion racehorse trained by Paul Nicholls
  • Jag Star, alternative rock/pop band from Knoxville
  • Draft:Lela Star, adult biography
  • Sanne van der Star, Dutch speed skater

Star Namesakes

  • Kevin Red Star, Native American artist
  • Jeffree Star, American Internet celebrity, makeup artist
  • Big Star, American rock band
  • Marylin Star, Canadian adult film actress
  • Darren Star, American producer, director
  • Mazzy Star, American alternative rock band
  • Rats & Star, male blackface J-pop group which specialized
  • Five Star, British pop group,
  • Sol Star, early resident of the town of Deadwood
  • Midnight Star, American group that had a string of hits
  • Ryan Star, American rock singer-songwriter
  • Blinker the Star, Canadian indie rock band, originally
  • The Killer and the Star, musical solo project started by Scooter Ward
  • Kauto Star, French-bred National Hunt champion racehorse trained by Paul Nicholls
  • Jag Star, alternative rock/pop band from Knoxville
  • Draft:Lela Star, adult biography
  • Sanne van der Star, Dutch speed skater

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