Sterling is an English surname. One source attributes this surname to a contraction of Easterling, "a name given to Hanse merchants" and nothing more than a compass point-associated name.[1] A second source suggests that this was a nickname from a Middle English term for coin: sterling.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional Sterlings

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References

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  1. ^ Weekley, Ernest (1914). The Romance of Names. London: John Murray. p. 97 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Harrison, Henry (1918). Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary. Vol. 2. Assisted by Gyᵭa Harrison; text provided by Cornell University Library. London: London : Eaton Press. p. 189. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via Internet Archive.