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stark Name Meaning and History

  1. Scottish and English: from Middle English stark ‘firm’, ‘unyielding’, hence a nickname for a stern, determined, or physically strong person.
  2. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong’, ‘brave’.

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stark Family Facts

Distribution of stark Families in the US in 1920
Number of stark families
 365-727
 122-364
 1-121
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