Last name: STARK

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STARK : This last name is indexed 256,078 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

STARK : 1: Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong sturdy; harsh severe’ (Old English stearc).2: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong bold person from Middle High German stark(e) German stark ‘strong brave’.3: Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).4: Swedish: ornamental name or soldier's name a cognate of 2 above.

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