Starmer (surname) explained

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, 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

• Starner (surname)
• Sthamer (surname)
• Stahmer (surname)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Lenarčič . Simon . McClure . Peter . Dictionary of American Family Names . 30 November 2022 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-024511-5 . 8 August 2024 . Starmer.
2. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Coates . Richard . McClure . Peter . The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland . 17 November 2016 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-967776-4 . 8 August 2024 . Starmer.