Stern Family History
Stern Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German
stern, German Stern ‘star’, a habitational name for
someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a star, or a
Jewish ornamental name. AB This name is widespread throughout
central and eastern Europe. In Slovenia it is commonly spelled
Štern.English: nickname for a severe person, from
Middle English stern(e) ‘strict’, ‘austere’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Stern
Name Distribution of Stern Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Stern families
 48 - 94  17 - 47 |
 1 - 16  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Stern families
|
7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Stern census records
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Stern Family Origin
Stern Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Stern Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Stern Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Stern census records
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Military Service by Stern
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