Sterne Surname
Approximately 1,964 people bear this surname
Sterne 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 SurnameSterne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,083 | 1:334,680 | 30,245 |
| England | 257 | 1:216,802 | 18,442 |
| Canada | 203 | 1:181,505 | 18,050 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 357 | 1:140,669 | 13,251 |
The alternate forms: Sternè (1) are calculated separately.
Sterne (127) may also be a first name.
Sterne 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.
(English) Austere, Severe [Middle English Sterne, Old English stierne, styrne] Henry Sterne.—Hundred Rolls (Scandinavian) Star (a sign-name) [Danish- Norwegian stierne, Old Norse stiarna, a star] But the name in our directories is frequently the Ger. Stern = Star.
(English, German) The severe, austere man; dweller at the sign of the star.
From the natural disposition of the first bearer.
Sterne Demographics
Average Sterne Salary in
United States
$49,754 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sterne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sterne is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Sternè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterne? popularity and diffusion
It is the 210,207th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,710,563 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sterne reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 127 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,083 people, or 1 in 334,680. In The United States Sterne is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Virginia, where 11 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Sterne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sterne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterne surname expanded 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sterne Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sterne surname are 16.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.22% being registered with the party.
The amount Sterne earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.93% less than the national average, earning R 176,028 per year; in United States they earn 15.31% more than the national average, earning $49,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,318 CAD per year.
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