The Sternberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,935 people carried this name — #8,405 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,875 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 92 people named Sternberg live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 54
Buenos Aires Province 38

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

40 people named Sternberg live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 18
Geneva 8
Bern 4
Vaud 4
Basel-Landschaft 3
Schwyz 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 37 people named Sternberg.

Most of them — 20 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Paris 13
Gironde 4

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

In the Nordic population registers

111 people named Sternberg is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 111

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Sternberg in American newspapers,
1855–1904.

Newspaper page from Eastern Times carrying the name Sternberg
Eastern Times 1855-06-14
Newspaper page from The Brandon News carrying the name Sternberg
The Brandon News 1904-06-02
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Sternberg
Daily Kennebec Journal 1898-12-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 53,721 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sternberg in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

11,889 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sternberg. The most, 2,959, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 9,215
Queensland 985
New South Wales 693
Tasmania 646
South Australia 167
Western Australia 163
ACT (Canberra) 12

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sternberg.

Who carried it

People named Sternberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Maria Stella
    Maria Stella 1773–1843 · aristocrat
  • Vasily Sternberg
    Vasily Sternberg 1818–1845 · painter
  • George Miller Sternberg
    George Miller Sternberg 1838–1915 · physician
  • Johann Joseph Sternberg d. 1700
  • Jan Holický ze Šternberka 1480–1551
  • Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg 1689–1763 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sternberg,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,745 records

1,745 records of the Sternberg name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 752
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 433
  • Other U.S. records 560
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herbert B. Sternberg

    Born 1917 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Upton Yaphank; manager from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Brandel Sternberg

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Pretoria from Hamburg, aged 16; dressmaker. From Krowicze, Austria; bound for New York. Born in Krywice, Austria.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Bruce J. Sternberg

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1940, died 1992; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,745 records for Sternberg in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany535 records

535 records of the Sternberg name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 532
  • German emigration and citizenship files 2
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Kurt Sternberg

    Born 1897; from Berlin. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 229).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johann Hinrich Sternberg

    Estate settled at Casseedorf in 1875.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Sternberg

    From Berkau. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 11 February 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 157).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 535 records for Sternberg in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands144 records

144 records of the Sternberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 82
  • Dutch population registers 57
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Olga Sternberg

    Married in 1931 in Losser. Died 1957 in Losser, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Luppo Sternberg

    Born 1919 in Slochteren. Married in 1944 in Slochteren; farm labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Esther Meijer Sternberg

    Married in 1897 in Delfzijl; born 1868 in Aurich. Died 1961 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 93.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 144 records for Sternberg in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia83 records

83 records of the Sternberg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 53
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • Other Australian records 14
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Sternberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Hohenzollern, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jacob Sternberg

    Gentleman of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1930.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Ludwig Carl Sternberg

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1882.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 83 records for Sternberg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France16 records

16 records of the Sternberg name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antoine Pierre Sternberg

    Born 1896 in Castres-Gironde; died 1973 in Talence (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mathilde Sternberg

    Born 1907 in Paris; died 1978 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Micheline Sternberg

    Born 1934 in Paris; died 1994 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Sternberg in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Sternberg name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Julie Sternberg

    Census of 1910: Sollistrandsveien, Horten; maidservant, born 1885 in Tune@Time.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Klara Sternberg

    Census of 1910: Seildugsgate, Kristiania; "linsøm", born 1869 in Tune.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Sternberg in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Sternberg name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record A.a. Sternberg

    Died in 1915, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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