Sterna surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Sterna surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 132 people carried this name — #129,047 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 14% from 154 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

675 people named Sterna have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 741 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 184
Masovian 134
West Pomeranian 74
Lubusz 63
Silesian 49
Łódź 45
Lower Silesian 44
Lesser Poland 20

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Sterna.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haute-Vienne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Haute-Vienne 12
Paris 7
Moselle 6
Indre 4
Isère 2
Loire 2
Rhône 2
Vienne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Sterna,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Katta Sterna
    Katta Sterna 1897–1984 · actor
  • Lucie Stern
    Lucie Stern 1913–1938 · pianist
  • Edmund Sterna 1928–1952
  • Jacek Sterna 1958– · veterinarian
  • Grzegorz Sterna 1958– · athlete
  • Robert Sterna 1984– · film editor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Sterna.

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