Find out how popular the last name Starner is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Starner.

Starner, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Starner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Starner in America

Starner is the 12261st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Starner surname appeared 2,537 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Starner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Starner to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Starner

The surname Starner is believed to have originated in Germany during the late medieval period, likely derived from the Old German word "starnon," which meant "to gaze" or "to stare." This suggests that the name may have been initially bestowed upon someone who had a particularly intense or piercing gaze.

Starner is thought to have its roots in the southern regions of Germany, particularly in Bavaria and the surrounding areas. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in local parish records and tax rolls from the 15th and 16th centuries, where it appears with various spellings such as "Starnner," "Staerner," and "Stärner."

One of the earliest known bearers of the Starner name was Hans Starnner, a German blacksmith who lived in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the late 15th century. His name is recorded in the town's archives, which document his work as a skilled craftsman and his involvement in the local guild.

In the 17th century, the name Starner appears in several historical documents related to the Thirty Years' War, a devastating conflict that ravaged much of Central Europe. Johann Starner, born in 1620, was a soldier in the Imperial Army who fought in several major battles during the war.

As the Starner family spread across Germany and into neighboring regions, the name began to appear in various locales and records. In the 18th century, a notable figure was Christoph Starner, a renowned clockmaker from the town of Augsburg, who was praised for his intricate and highly accurate timepieces.

Another prominent individual with the Starner surname was Maximilian Starner, a German philosopher and academic who lived in the late 19th century. Born in 1845 in Munich, he was a prominent figure in the field of metaphysics and authored several influential works on the nature of reality and consciousness.

It is worth noting that while the Starner name originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to emigration and migration patterns. However, the surname remains most prevalent in German-speaking regions and among those with German ancestry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Starner

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Starner.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Starner was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Starner has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Starner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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