Starmer is a surname. It is an English habitational surname, derived from Starmore in Leicestershire. Alternatively, it can also be derived from "Stermore near Stowe", which used to exist in Staffordshire.[1] Variants of the surname include Starmore, Starsmore, Starsmoor, and Starsmeare.[2]
Notable people by that name include:
- Aaron Starmer (born 1976), American author
- Charles Starmer, British newspaper proprietor and Liberal politician
- Clement Starmer (1895–1978), English cricketer
- Keir Starmer (born 1962), British politician and Prime Minister since 2024
- Nigel Starmer-Smith (born 1944), English rugby union player, journalist and commentator
- Victoria Starmer (née Alexander), British former solicitor, wife of Keir Starmer
- Walter P. Starmer (1877–1961), English artist
- William Austin Starmer, American sheet music cover artist
- William T. Starmer (born 1944), American geneticist and professor
See also
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References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Starmer". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). "Starmer". The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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