Stearns Surname

25,283rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

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.

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Stearns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,3781:17,7872,253
Canada5141:71,6848,175
England1941:287,20622,180
Thailand771:917,381143,219
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
Wales71:442,07621,198
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3231:9,4341,207

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Sterns, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A variant of Starnes, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Severe in look, harsh, bold. Stierne, Danish, a star.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stearns Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stearns Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Stearns is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Stearns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stearns? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,283rd most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 341,529 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 129 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 20,378 people, or 1 in 17,787. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Stearns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stearns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stearns surname expanded 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stearns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stearns last name are 12.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.4% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stearrns930/
Sttearns930/
Stearens930/
Sterns922,165/
Starns921,608/
Stierns8619/
Sterens8615/
Sternås869/
Starens867/
Starins866/
Shterns865/
Staerns865/
Sterins864/
Stherns861/
Sternsø861/
Steerns861/
Stiarns860/
Stearnz860/
Stuerns860/
Steurns860/
Steirns860/
Steorns860/
Sterrens801/
Stjarnås801/
Stareens800/
Starrens800/
Steornse800/
Stirns778/
Šterns773/
Starnz771/
Styrns770/
Stirens7127/
Sterenz711/
Sternce711/
Stuirns710/
Sterenseher671/
Sterenzhe635/

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Stearns Reference & Research

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