Explore the Family Name Starley

The meaning of Starley

English (Sussex): possibly a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English adjective stereli, derived from stere ‘strong, hardy, powerful, steadfast’, like sickly from sick. Alternatively, it may be a habitational name, perhaps from Startley in Great Somerford (Wiltshire).

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How common is the last name Starley in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Starley has decreased significantly over a decade. In 2000, Starley was ranked 45,573rd among all surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped to 69,996th, marking a decline of 53.59%. The count of individuals with the Starley surname also decreased from 442 in 2000 to 280 in 2010, a drop of 36.65%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Starley per 100,000 people dropped by 43.75%, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,573	#69,996	-53.59%
Count	442	280	-36.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.09	-43.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Starley

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Starley remained fairly constant between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of people with this surname identified as white, with the percentage only slightly decreasing from 95.70% in 2000 to 95.00% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of people with the Starley surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a slight increase in those identifying as black, from 2.04% in 2000 to 2.50% in 2010, an increase of 22.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.7%	95%	-0.73%
Black	2.04%	2.5%	22.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%