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
Living On Own Means 13
General Labourer 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Engine Fitter 6
Cotton Card Room Hand 4
Joiner 4
Restaurant Waitress 4
Cook Domestic 3
Dock Labourer 3
Dress Maker 3
At School 3
Iron Moulder 3
Movemental Stone Mason 3
None 3
Engineer 2
House Maid Domestic 2
Laundress 2
Tobacco Spinner 2
Scholar 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Iron Works Labourer 2
Labourer Sugar House 2
Servant Domestic 2
Blacksmith 2
Whitesmith 2

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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