Stare Family History
Stare Name Meaning
Slovenian: from a derivative of star ‘old’ applied as a nickname for an old man or as an identifying name for an ‘old’ inhabitant as distinct from a newcomer (compare Novak ). English: nickname from Middle English star(e) ster (Old English stær) ‘starling’. Altered form of English Stair .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022