Stearns Surname
Approximately 21,338 people bear this surname
Stearns Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the stern,' i.e. austere.
Henry Sterne, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Aubn Steryn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William Sterne or Steryn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1460.
Read More About This SurnameStearns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,378 | 1:17,787 | 2,253 |
| Canada | 514 | 1:71,684 | 8,175 |
| England | 194 | 1:287,206 | 22,180 |
| Thailand | 77 | 1:917,381 | 143,219 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,323 | 1:9,434 | 1,207 |
Stearns (129) may also be a first name.
Stearns Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the stern,' i.e. austere.
Henry Sterne, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Aubn Steryn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William Sterne or Steryn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1460. Henry Sterne, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1587. Baptised — Anne, d. John Sterne: St. James, Clerkenwell.
= Sterns, q.v.
(English) A variant of Starnes, q.v.
Severe in look, harsh, bold. Stierne, Danish, a star.
Stearns Demographics
Average Stearns Salary in
United States
$45,762 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stearns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stearns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stearns is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Stearns? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,283rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 341,529 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Stearns live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stearns is also the 818,356th most commonly held first name globally, held by 129 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 20,378 people, or 1 in 17,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Stearns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Stearns has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stearns Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Stearns surname are 12.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Stearns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.73% more than the national average, earning R 474,624 per year; in United States they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $45,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $54,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearrns | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sttearns | 93 | 0 | / |
| Stearens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sterns | 92 | 2,165 | / |
| Starns | 92 | 1,608 | / |
| Stierns | 86 | 19 | / |
| Sterens | 86 | 15 | / |
| Sternås | 86 | 9 | / |
| Starens | 86 | 7 | / |
| Starins | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shterns | 86 | 5 | / |
| Staerns | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sterins | 86 | 4 | / |
| Stherns | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sternsø | 86 | 1 | / |
| Steerns | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stiarns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Stearnz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Stuerns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Steurns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Steirns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Steorns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sterrens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stjarnås | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stareens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Starrens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steornse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stirns | 77 | 8 | / |
| Šterns | 77 | 3 | / |
| Starnz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Styrns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Stirens | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sterenz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sternce | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stuirns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sterenseher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sterenzhe | 63 | 5 | / |
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Stearns Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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