Starr (surname)

Starr
Origin
Meaning	Star
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant form(s)	Steorra, Stjarna, Sterre, Starre

Last updated July 20, 2025

Starr is a family name, originating from the pre-Modern English word starre or sterre, meaning "star".

People

Albert Starr (1926–2024), American cardiovascular surgeon and inventor
Allison Starr (born 1977), American collegiate basketball player and coach
Antony Starr (born 1975), New Zealand television actor
Ayra Starr (born 2002), Nigerian singer and songwriter
Barbara Starr (born 1950), American television news journalist
Barbara Starr Scott (1939–2020), Cherokee Nation politician
Bart Starr (1934–2019), American football quarterback and coach
Beau Starr (born 1944), American actor
Belle Starr (1848–1889), American outlaw
Ben Starr (television producer) (1921–2014), American television producer, creator, writer and playwright
Blaze Starr (1932–2015), American stripper and burlesque star
Bob Starr, several people
Bobbi Starr (born 1983), stage name of an American pornographic actress
Brenda K. Starr (born 1966), American singer
Bruce Starr (born 1969), American politician in Oregon
Candace Lynn Starr (born 1975), American murder victim
Charles Starr (born 1933), American politician in Oregon
Charmaine Starr (born 1979), Philippine-born American pornographic actress
Chauncey Starr (1912–2007), American nuclear physicist
Chester G. Starr (1914–1999), American historian
Comfort Starr (1589–1659), English physician
Cornelius Vander Starr (1892–1968), a founder of the American International Group insurance corporation
David Starr, several people
Don Starr (1917–1995), American actor
Edwin Starr (1942–2003), American soul and R&B singer
Ernest Starr (1890–1981), Canadian politician
Freddie Starr (1943–2019), English comedian, impressionist and singer
Frederick Starr (1858–1933), American anthropologist
S. Frederick Starr (born 1940), American founder and chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Fredro Starr, born Fred Scruggs in 1970, American rapper and actor
G. Gabrielle Starr, president of Pomona College
Garrison Starr (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
George Reginald Starr (1904–1980), British organiser of a resistance network in France during World War II
Georgina Starr (born 1968), English artist
Harry W. Starr (1879–1934), American politician
Henry Starr (1873–1921), American outlaw
H. James Starr (1931–2008), American politician
Irving Starr (1905–1982), American film producer
Isaac Starr (1895–1989), American physician
Jack Starr, several people
- Jack Starr (Texas guitarist), American musician
- Jack Starr, American metal and blues guitarist and songwriter
James Starr, several people
- James Harper Starr (1809–1890), Surgeon General and Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas
- James Starr (philatelist) (1870–1948), American philatelist
Jason Starr (born 1966), American author and screenplay writer
Joeystarr (born 1967), French rapper of Martinican origin
John Starr, several people
- John Howard Starr (1898–1989), American hockey coach
- John Renshaw Starr (1908–1996), British artist and soldier in World War II
- John Robert Starr (1927–2000), American journalist and newspaper columnist
Katarzyna Starr (born 1982), Polish and English chess master
Kay Starr, stage name of Katherine Starks (1922–2016), American jazz and popular music singer
Keith Starr (born 1954), American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
Ken Starr (1946–2022), American judge
Kenn Starr, American rapper
Kenny Starr (born 1952), American country singer
Kenneth I. Starr (born 1943/1944), American former certified public accountant and disbarred attorney
Kevin Starr (1940–2017), historian and author, State Librarian of California
Kimberley Starr (born 1970), Australian author
Kinnie Starr (born 1970), Canadian singer-songwriter
Lee Anna Starr (1853–1937), American minister, writer, suffragist
Leonard Starr (1925–2015), American cartoonist
Lucille Starr (1938–2020), Canadian singer, songwriter, and yodeler
Lucky Starr (singer) (born 1940), Australian singer
Manya Starr (1921-2000), American writer
Mark Starr (1962–2013), English professional wrestler
Mark Starr (labor educationalist) (1894–1985), British American historian and pedagogue
Martin Starr (born 1982), American television and film actor
Maurice Starr (born 1953), American musician, songwriter, and record producer
Michael/Mike Starr, several people
- Michael Starr (politician) (1910–2000), Canadian politician
- Michael Starr (singer) (born 1965), American singer, songwriter and musician
- Mike Starr (actor) (born 1950), American actor
- Mike Starr (musician) (1966–2011), American bassist in the band Alice in Chains
Mortimer P. Starr (1917–1989), American microbiologist
Nava Starr (born 1949), Canadian female chess player
Natasha Starr [ pl ], Polish model
Natalia Starr [ pl ], Polish model
Oliver Starr (1883–1961), American judge
Patti Starr (1941–2024), Canadian businesswoman
Paul Starr (born 1949), professor of sociology and public affairs
Pearl Starr (1868–1925), American prostitute, bordello owner and businesswoman
Phil Starr (1932–2005), cabaret comedian and singer in England
Rachel Starr, American pornographic actress
Richard Starr, several people
Ringo Starr (born 1940), English musician, drummer for The Beatles
Ron Starr (1951–2017), American professional wrestler
Ruby Starr (1949–1995), American singer
Ryan Starr (born 1982), American Idol contestant
Sable Starr (1957–2009), American rock and roll groupie
Sally Starr, several people
Samuel H. Starr (1810–1891), American cavalry commander
Stephen Starr, Philadelphia restaurateur
Steven Starr (born 1957), American filmmaker and media activist
Stevie Starr (born 1962), Scottish performance artist
Susan Starr, American pianist
Tom Starr (c. 1813–1890), American outlaw
Terrell Starr (1925–2009), American politician
Tyler Starr (born 1991), American football linebacker
Walter A. Starr, Jr. (1903–1933), American lawyer and mountain climber
William Starr, several people

Fictional characters

Brenda Starr, heroine of the Brenda Starr, Reporter comic strip and its film adaptations
Clive Starr, on the soap opera Family Affairs
Daniel Starr, nicknamed Dear Daniel, a cat and Hello Kitty's boyfriend in the Sanrio universe
David "Lucky" Starr, hero of the Lucky Starr series of science fiction books by Isaac Asimov
Dudley Starr, on the soap opera Family Affairs
Elihas Starr or Egghead, a Marvel Comics character
Ava Starr or Ghost, a Marvel Cinematic Universe character
Herr Starr, from the comic book Preacher
Karen Starr or Power Girl, a DC Comics superheroine
Lone Starr, in the film Spaceballs
Poppy Starr, on the Nickelodeon comedy Lego City Adventures

Starr (surname)

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