Explore the Family Name Starz

The meaning of Starz

1. South German: topographic name for someone who owned an odd-shaped field, from Bavarian dialect starz ‘tail’, or possibly a habitational name from Starzen in Bavaria, or Starz in Bohemia. In Austria (especially in Carinthia and Styria), the surname is in part of Slovenian origin (see 2 below). Compare Startz 1. 2. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Starc or Starec ‘old man’ (see Startz 2).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Starz showed a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 94,676 in popularity, with 179 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, its rank had slipped to 123,064, with only 140 people bearing the name, a decrease of 21.79%. This drop in popularity resulted in a proportional decrease from 0.07 per 100,000 people to 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#94,676	#123,064	-29.98%
Count	179	140	-21.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.05	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Starz

In terms of ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Starz surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight reduction in this group from 91.06% to 87.14% over the decade. The Hispanic representation increased during this period from 5.59% to 7.86%, marking a growth of 40.61%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, accounting for 3.57% of people with the Starz surname. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.06%	87.14%	-4.3%
Hispanic	5.59%	7.86%	40.61%
Two or More Races	0%	3.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%