Severe in look, harsh, bold. Stierne, Danish, a star.
Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
STEARNS
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
Related and similar surnames
SternSterne
Starnes
Starn
Starner
Stairns
Staern
Staernes
Sstarnes
Starne
Stairn
Ssstarnes
Starnas
Starnews
Starneas
Starneys
Starnd
Starnc
Starnez
Starng
Starna
Starens
Starnese
Starness
Starans
The Stearns surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Severe in look, harsh, bold. Stierne, Danish, a star.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ST EARN. STEARNS. See Sterne.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.