Sterling Family History
Sterling Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Stirling . English: from the Middle English personal name Starling Sterling (Old English Stærling) itself from the bird-name whose use as a nickname may also be another source of the surname. Compare Stare German: from Middle High German sterlinc the name of a coin hence probably a nickname for someone who paid that amount in rent.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022