Starbuck

English

Etymology

A mutation of the placename Starbeck (“area in North Yorkshire, England”).

Proper noun

Starbuck (plural Starbucks)

1. A surname.
   • 1989, Kathryn Lasky Knight, chapter 21, in The Widow of Oz, New York, N.Y.; London: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 186:

     The Starbucks were Dorothy’s nearest neighbors and although the house was obscured by a thick screen of spruce, she could see part of their beach while working on the lower ledges of her garden.

Derived terms

• Starbucks

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Starbuck is the 13349^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2284 individuals. Starbuck is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.

Anagrams

• subtrack