As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STAR. STARR. Perhaps from the sign of an inn ; but more likely from an ancient personal name written in Domesd. Ster and Sterr. It is Star without prefix in PI.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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