The Starnes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,442 people carried this name — #2,507 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 13,844 in 2000.

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In print

Starnes in American newspapers,
1908–1918.

Newspaper page from The Era-leader carrying the name Starnes
The Era-leader 1917-07-12
Newspaper page from The Columbus Commercial carrying the name Starnes
The Columbus Commercial 1908-08-30
Newspaper page from The Era-leader carrying the name Starnes
The Era-leader 1918-01-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,475 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Starnes in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

392 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Starnes. The most, 147, date from the 1870s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 304
New South Wales 30
Victoria 22
Queensland 21
Tasmania 7
Western Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Starnes.

Who carried it

People named Starnes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Starnes
    Henry Starnes 1816–1896 · politician
  • Henry Starnes
    Henry Starnes 1816–1896 · politician
  • Joe Starnes
    Joe Starnes 1895–1962 · teacher
  • Reginald Starnes d. 1972
  • Elizabeth Starnes Wolf 1770–1821
  • Eleanore C. A. Starnes 1853–1930

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Starnes,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States740 records

740 records of the Starnes name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 512
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 164
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 27
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Raymond S. Starnes

    Born 1931; from Camden County, New Jersey. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea. Buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert C. Starnes

    Born 1915 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1940 at Jackson; farm hand from Copiah County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Shelton Cemetery, Pattison, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Abraham Starnes

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Sorrento from Hamburg, aged 38; laborer. From Odessa, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 740 records for Starnes in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia16 records

16 records of the Starnes name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Starnes

    Arrived in Victoria in 1894 aboard the Ormuz, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record May Starnes

    Of East St Kilda, Victoria; died 1960.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jane Starnes

    Married 1864 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 18.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Starnes in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Norway4 records

4 records of the Starnes name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Halvor N. Starnes

    Census of 1910: Bergseid (gaard), Rollag; farmer, born 1833 in Rollag.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Margit Starnes

    Census of 1910: Bergseid (gaard), Rollag; born 1842 in Rollag.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record O. G. Starnes

    Census of 1910: Ulvik (gaard), Rollag; farm boy, born 1887 in Rollag.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Starnes in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Starnes name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Starnes

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. T. H. Starnes

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. Starnes

    Army Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Starnes name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frederick Charles Starnes

    Died 1947; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arley Carlisle Starnes

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Starnes name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Henry Starnes

    Died 2001, aged 74; buried at Tairua Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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