Where Does The Last Name Sterling Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sterling (Arabic: سترلنج, Hindi: र्स्टलिंग, Russian: Стерлинг) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Šterling. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterling? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 10,556^th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 136,963 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sterling are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sterling is also the 31,074^th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 25,975 people.

The last name Sterling is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 34,391 people, or 1 in 10,539. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Sterling occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Sterling Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sterling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sterling last name increased 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 396 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sterling Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (49%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sterling surname are 6.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sterling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 92.55% more than the national average, earning 666,362 kr per year; in Peru they earn 95% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.09% more than the national average, earning R 318,660 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $21,481,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,928 CAD per year.