Sterling

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

• Scottish : variant spelling of Stirling.
• English : perhaps a variant of Starling.
• German : from Middle High German sterlinc, the name of a coin, hence probably a nickname for someone who paid that amount in rent.
• William Sterling settled in Haverhill, MA, in 1662.

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