Explore the Family Name Starrett

The meaning of Starrett

Scottish and northern Irish (Donegal): 1. possibly a habitational name from Stirie (formerly Stairaird) in Stair (Ayrshire). 2. perhaps a topographic name from Scots stairheid ‘top of a flight of steps or stairway, chiefly used to indicate location’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Starrett saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 9729 in popularity and rose to 9833 by 2010, marking a slight decrease of 1.07%. The count of individuals with the Starrett surname increased by 7.4% from 3066 in 2000 to 3293 in 2010. While there was an increase in the number of people with this surname, the proportion per 100,000 decreased slightly by 1.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,729	#9,833	-1.07%
Count	3,066	3,293	7.4%
Proportion per 100k	1.14	1.12	-1.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Starrett

The ethnicity associated with the Starrett surname also changed between 2000 and 2010, according to details from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic identity group remained as White, although it showed a small decrease from 96.41% to 94.35%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic experienced increases, growing from 0.33% to 0.43% and 1.3% to 1.85%, respectively. There was a substantial rise in individuals identifying with two or more races, moving from 0.82% to 2.22%. Meanwhile, the Black community also saw an increase from 0.16% to 0.46%. However, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category fell from 0.98% to 0.70%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.41%	94.35%	-2.14%
Two or More Races	0.82%	2.22%	170.73%
Hispanic	1.3%	1.85%	42.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.98%	0.7%	-28.57%
Black	0.16%	0.46%	187.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.43%	30.3%