Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
STARLING
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 Starling surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
STARLING. . An ancient baptismal name in use before the Conquest, as we have Starliuc, and Starlingus in Domesda.y. 2. Perliaps from the bird, like Raven, Rook, Crow, &c. 3. It may be a corruption of Stirling, the local name, or of Easterling. H.R, Starlyng, Sterlyng.