How Common Is the Last Name Sterling?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Sterling today

28,670

Ranked #1,362 of 162,254 published surnames · 8.78 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 25,894 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

63.61%

Black

28.49%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.69%

Hispanic

4.35%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.