The Sterner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,385 people carried this name — #6,334 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,104 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

1,810 people named Sterner is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 1,810

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

Sterner in American newspapers,
1884–1915.

Newspaper page from The Morning News carrying the name Sterner
The Morning News 1897-10-31
Newspaper page from Der Nordstern carrying the name Sterner
Der Nordstern 1884-01-23
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Sterner
The Sun 1915-10-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Sterner in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

515 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sterner. The most, 100, date from the 1870s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 216
New South Wales 106
Victoria 84
Queensland 62
Western Australia 24
ACT (Canberra) 15
Tasmania 7

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

Who carried it

People named Sterner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albert Edward Sterner
    Albert Edward Sterner 1863–1946 · illustrator
  • Mauritz Sterner
    Mauritz Sterner 1869–1931 · writer
  • Harry Sterner d. 1987 · jurist
  • Ludwig Sterner 1470–1540
  • Anders Sterner 1843–1911 · politician
  • August Sterner 1851–1935 · priest

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 Sterner,
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 States495 records

495 records of the Sterner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 213
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 74
  • Other U.S. records 208
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George A. Sterner

    Born 1921 in Kansas. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; lineman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    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 Julie Sterner

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Hohenstaufen from Bremen, aged 37; farmer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Detroit.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alton G. Sterner

    Born 1931; from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 495 records for Sterner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands88 records

88 records of the Sterner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 51
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 35
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ascher Sterner

    Married in 1840 in Zuidland; butcher. Died 1886 in Zuidland, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Voorne-Putten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Izaäk Sterner

    Born 1852 in Zuidland. Died 1884 in Zuidland, aged 31; merchant.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Voorne-Putten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Wolff Sterner

    In the population register of Bermersheim, Germany; "werknemer", born in Zuidland.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 88 records for Sterner 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany87 records

87 records of the Sterner name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 86
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Xaver Sterner

    From Buxheim, Mittelfr. Reported dead in the Bavarian casualty list of 12 September 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 23).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Sterner

    Emigrated to Austria in 1853.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Landshut (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Sebastian Sterner

    From München. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 30 December 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 87 records for Sterner 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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Norway21 records

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

    Census of 1910: Berger (gaard) (Husholdningsskole), Asker; gardener, born 1867 in Odensvi Sverige.

    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 Kristine Sterner

    Census of 1910: Skjeggeby, Tune; house owner and washerwoman, born 1852 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan Albert Sterner

    Census of 1910: Tromsøgaten, Kristiania; shoemaker, born 1874 in Kungsør.

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

Showing 3 of 21 records for Sterner 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).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Sterner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anton Sterner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Gneisenau, aged 7.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fratoz Sterner

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Gneisenan.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rosa Sterner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Gneisenau, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Sterner in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

France3 records

3 records of the Sterner 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 Maurice Bernard Sterner

    Born 1906 in Le Cap (Afrique du Sud); died 1993 in Avignon (Vaucluse).

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

    Born 1907 in Germany; died 1999 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Sterner 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Sterner name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter John Sterner

    Died 1967; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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