Popularity of the last name by country
Allemagne
- Baden Wurttemberg (7,611)
- Hessen (5,655)
- Bayern (3,215)
- Nordrhein-Westfalen (2,160)
- Rheinland Pfalz (910)
- Berlin (600)
- Brandenburg (593)
- Mecklenburg Vorpommern (577)
- Bremen (460)
- Niedersachsen (428)
- Hamburg (247)
- Saarland (218)
- Thuringen (180)
- Sachsen (161)
- Schleswig Holstein (86)
- Sachsen Anhalt (50)
All countries
- Germany (29,250)
- France (28,483)
- United States (28,269)
- Netherlands (11,795)
- Austria (11,163)
- Hungary (10,346)
- Switzerland (4,816)
- United Kingdom (4,331)
- Sweden (3,015)
- Romania (2,559)
- Latvia (2,077)
- Poland (1,351)
- Russian Federation (1,273)
- Belgium (1,222)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (1,004)
- Czech republic (834)
- Denmark (622)
- Canada (544)
- Unknown country (492)
- Australia (470)
- Estonia (469)
- New Zealand (332)
- Italy (292)
- Ukraine (270)
- Israel (220)
- Slovenia (202)
- Algeria (168)
- Spain (150)
- Colombia (143)
- Ireland (104)
- Norway (89)
- Indonesia (72)
- Mexico (68)
- Argentina (64)
- China (61)
- Brazil (56)
- Turkey (48)
- Serbia (47)
- Morocco (35)
- Finland (33)
Origine of last name
STERN : 1: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German stern German Stern ‘star’ a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a star or a Jewish artificial name. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) Sweden and in some other European countries (compare 3 below).2: English: nickname from Middle English stern(e) stirn(e) stiarne ‘severe strict cruel; strong powerful’.3: Slovenian and Croatian (Štern): of German origin (see 1 above).
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