Stirling Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stirling Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stirling family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 24
House Servant 4
Dress Maker 4
Annuitant 3
Nurse 2
Coal Miner 2
Pauper 2
Fishmonger 2
Groom 2
Labourer 2
Blacksmith 2
Gardener 2
Fund Holder 1
Rail Engineer 1
Slate Labourer Employing 3 Men 1
An Assistant 1
Confectioner 1
Corporal 91st Regiment 1
Tailor 1
Cordwainer 1
Cordwainers Apprentice 1
Portrait Painter 1
Retired Silk Manufacturer 1
Wife Above 1
Servant Domestic 1

Stirling Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Starling 88% 14,877
2 Sterling 88% 4,919
3 Stirling 100% 3,567
4 Easterling 70% 601
5 Sturling 88% 123

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The surname Stirling is the 3rd most popular variant of Starling.

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