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Starr Family History
Starr Genealogy & Family TreeStarr is an English name from Wiltshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English word starre which means "star" and referred to someone who was bright and vivacious. Alternately, it may have referred to someone with a streak of white hair. The earliest known ancestor--Leuenot Sterre--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. The family motto is Vive en espoir which means "Live in hope."
Other spellings include "Star," "Starre," "Sterr," and "Ster." Notable people with the surname include American actor Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks, Knocked Up, Superbad), American football player Bart Starr (Green Bay Packers), and English musician Ringo Starr (The Beatles). The first Starrs to come to America were Comfort and Mary Starr in Massachusetts in 1634.
Starr Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Walker Starr -- --, 1831 March 15, 1862 Tennessee
- Heman Eleazor Starr -- --, 1831 New York
- Mary Starr -- --, 1771 February 10, 1826 Pennsylvania
- Adna (Chee-Sto) Starr -- --, 1871 June 28, 1951
- James Starr -- --, 1744 May 20, 1812 Pennsylvania
Starr Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Alta Starr -- --, 1876 December 0, 1954
- Clarence McWilliams Starr -- --, 1867 Oregon
- Levi Seymour Starr -- --, 1858 January 17, 1902 Ohio
- Amanda Ann Starr -- --, 1821 September 11, 1853 Ohio
- Margie Virginia Starr -- --, 1927 February 5, 1996 Missouri
