Popularity of the last name by country
France
- Paris (9,857)
- Bas-Rhin (3,942)
- Haut-Rhin (3,262)
- Moselle (2,531)
- Hauts-de-Seine (601)
- Oise (430)
- Doubs (402)
- Rhône (286)
- Yvelines (267)
- Seine-Saint-Denis (267)
- Meurthe-et-Moselle (263)
- Puy-de-Dôme (241)
- Alpes-Maritimes (227)
- Hérault (219)
- Finistère (212)
- Savoie (194)
- Bouches-du-Rhône (176)
- Calvados (176)
- Seine-Maritime (172)
- Val-de-Marne (172)
- Nord (143)
- Marne (138)
- Gironde (132)
- Seine-et-Marne (124)
- Aube (112)
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques (96)
- Pas-de-Calais (90)
- Cher (88)
- Meuse (88)
- Morbihan (85)
- Vosges (85)
- Manche (82)
- Vaucluse (82)
- Haute-Garonne (78)
- Somme (71)
- Loiret (67)
- Territoire de Belfort (63)
- Ardèche (62)
- Aisne (61)
- Côte-d'Or (59)
- Indre-et-Loire (57)
- Vienne (56)
- Loire-Atlantique (55)
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (54)
- Ille-et-Vilaine (53)
- Aveyron (52)
- Pyrénées-Orientales (49)
- Orne (43)
- Eure (42)
- Isère (42)
- Haute-Saône (42)
- Côtes-d'Armor (40)
- Allier (39)
- Charente-Maritime (36)
- Ardennes (35)
- Aude (35)
- Val-d'Oise (35)
- Var (34)
- Maine-et-Loire (33)
- Saône-et-Loire (33)
All countries
- Germany (29,973)
- France (28,951)
- United States (28,569)
- Netherlands (11,875)
- Austria (11,236)
- Hungary (10,391)
- Switzerland (4,839)
- United Kingdom (4,365)
- Sweden (3,004)
- Romania (2,578)
- Latvia (2,080)
- Poland (1,458)
- Russian Federation (1,298)
- Belgium (1,232)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (1,024)
- Czech republic (863)
- Denmark (625)
- Canada (563)
- Unknown country (492)
- Australia (470)
- Estonia (470)
- New Zealand (333)
- Italy (293)
- Ukraine (275)
- Israel (240)
- Slovenia (214)
- Algeria (171)
- Spain (155)
- Colombia (143)
- Ireland (108)
- Norway (89)
- Indonesia (86)
- Mexico (73)
- Argentina (66)
- China (61)
- Brazil (57)
- Serbia (50)
- Turkey (48)
- Belarus (36)
- Morocco (35)
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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