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We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Sterling surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STERLING. " Esterling, a name given to those Germans who are said to have been the first that brought the art of refining silver into England. Called Esterlings, as having come from the East," Jamieson. See also Richardson. Hence, metaphorically, stei-ling signifies anj'thing pure or unalloyed.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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