Explore the Family Name Starmer

The meaning of Starmer

English: 1. habitational name from Starmore in Westrill (Leicestershire), from an Old English personal name Storm (genitive Stormes) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’. 2. habitational name from the lost placename Stermore near Stowe by Chartley (Staffordshire), from an uncertain first element + Old English mōr ‘moor, marshland’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Starmer has seen a shift in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 45,482 in terms of frequency, which decreased to 54,637 by 2010, indicating a drop of 20.13%. The number of individuals with the Starmer surname also fell by 14.9% during this decade, moving from 443 to 377. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people declined by 18.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,482	#54,637	-20.13%
Count	443	377	-14.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Starmer

The ethnicity associated with the Starmer surname also underwent changes from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the vast majority of Starmers, at 94.81%, identified as White. By 2010, this figure had dipped slightly to 91.25%. Meanwhile, those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities increased from 2.03% to 3.45%. Hispanic Starmers also saw an uptick, rising from 1.81% to 2.65%. A small percentage of Starmers, 2.12%, began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, a group that wasn't represented in the 2000 census data for this surname. There were no Starmers who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.81%	91.25%	-3.75%
Two or More Races	2.03%	3.45%	69.95%
Hispanic	1.81%	2.65%	46.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.12%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%