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
School 89
Private Means 30
None 8
General Servant (domestic) 7
Clerk 6
General Labourer 6
Nil School 6
Labourer 6
House Keeper 5
Housekeeper 5
Dressmaker 5
Accountant 4
Shop Assistant 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Showman's Assistant 4
Commercial Traveller 3
Railway Clerk 3
Apprentice Engine Fitter 3
Servant (domestic) 3
Domestic 2
Domestic Servant 2
Dock Labourer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Engine Fitter 2
Farmer Arable & Pasture 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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