| ![Show Contents]() Sterns History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Israel
Etymology of SternsWhat does the name Sterns mean? The name Sterns is a proud symbol of ancient Ashkenazic Jewish culture. The Jewish name Sterns is a habitational name derived from the name of the village of Sterniany in White Russia, but many Sternins have become Sterns. Stern was also a common English surname given originally to a person of a stern nature. Sterns Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sterne, Stern, Sterns, Sternn, Sternin, Stearns and many more. Sterns Rankingthe United States, the name Sterns is the 15,653rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Sterns migration to the United States | + |
Sterns Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- N Sterns, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
- M P Sterns, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
- William Sterns, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
- David Sterns, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 2
- Oliver H Sterns, who landed in Arkansas in 1889 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sterns (post 1700) | + |
- W. H. Sterns, American politician, Delegate to Nebraska State Constitutional Convention, 1875 3
- Linda Sterns, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972 4
- L. O. Sterns (b. 1833), American politician, Delegate to Nevada State Constitutional Convention, 1863 4
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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