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).