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Stern History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Stern RankingIn the United States, the name Stern is the 1,643rd most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1
Stern migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Stern Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Stern, who landed in New York in 1709 2
- Philip Stern, who landed in New York in 1709 2
- Jean Stern, who settled in Louisiana with two sons and a daughter in 1720
- Jacob Stern, who arrived in Maryland in 1743 2
- Frederick Stern, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1753
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Stern Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Benedix P Stern, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
- Hirach Stern, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
- Mr. Carl Gustav Stern, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
- Mrs. Helene Stern, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
- Mr. Carl Stern, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
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Stern migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Stern Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. David Stern U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 3
Stern migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Stern Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Thomas Stern, English convict from Hertfordshire, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 4
- H.E.F. Stern, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Steinwaerder" 5
- Mr. Thomas Stern, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 27th August 1852, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 6
Contemporary Notables of the name Stern (post 1700) | + |
- Isaac Stern (1920-2001), Ukrainian-born American violinist and concert master and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Charles Baker "Chuck" Stern (1979-2023), American composer, musician, writer, and visual artist known for his work in experimental music
- Guy Stern (1922-2023), German-American decorated member of the secret Ritchie Boys World War II military intelligence interrogation team
- Irving M. Stern (1928-2023), American politician, Member of the Minnesota Senate from 1979 to 1982, Mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota from 1977 to 1979
- Gerald Daniel Stern (1925-2022), American poet, essayist, educator and author of twenty collections of poetry and four books of essays; he received the National Book Award for Poetry in 1998 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1991
- Fritz Richard Stern (1926-2016), German-born American historian of German history, Jewish history and historiography
- Bertram "Bert" Stern (1929-2013), American fashion and celebrity portrait photographer, best known for his work The Last Sitting, a collection of 2,500 photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe
- Howard Allan Stern (b. 1954), American radio personality best known for his controversial commentary
- Robert Arthur Morton Stern (b. 1939), American architect and Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture
- Otto Stern (1888-1969), German-born American physicist, who won the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Suggested Readings for the name Stern | + |
- Crossroads in Kansas: A Stearns-Ross Genealogy by Phyllis Ross Kostner.
- Of Them that Left A Name Behind: A History of the Starnes Family's First 125 Years and Beyond America by H. Gerald Starnes.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Ann voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1809 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/ann/1809
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) STEINWARDER 1849 aka STEINWAERDER. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Steinwarder.htm
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
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