Šterling
surname · Latin script
Šterling is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: From Middle English sterling, sterlinge, sterlynge, starling, of uncertain origin.
- United States (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 19 (measured from records)
no count published
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Middle Englishsterling(measured from records)
- Middle English rootsterling“starling”(measured from records)
- Middle Englishsterre“star”(measured from records)
- Baltictowns(measured from records)
From Middle English sterling, sterlinge, sterlynge, starling, of uncertain origin. Possibly from sterling (“starling”) (the bird), which at one time was stamped in quarters on the coin; or perhaps from Middle English sterre (“star”) + -ling (as in shilling), as some Norman coins presumably featured stars on them. For the UK currency gloss, the term is a contraction of esterling, referring to eastern merchants from Baltic towns who established a bullion weight standard for transactions. (Taylor and Palmer, 1968)
Sources 4
- A concise dictionary of first names
- Wiktionary
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
- Nordic Names
Attested across 23 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Šterling counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | — | 26K | — | 19 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | 3.4K | — | 8 |
| CR Costa Rica | — | 379 | — | — |
| UY Uruguay | — | 313 | — | — |
| NL Netherlands | — | 203 | — | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names; INE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public); CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
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Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 1 sources across 0 countries.
Reference works 1
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Šterling mean, and where does it come from?
- From Middle English sterling, sterlinge, sterlynge, starling, of uncertain origin. Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and Wiktionary and 2 other sources.
- In which country does Šterling have the most bearers?
- Šterling is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Šterling”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.