Sterling is an English surname. One source attributes this surname to a contraction of Easterling, "a name given to
Hanse merchants" and nothing more than a compass point-associated name.[1] A second source suggests that this was a nickname from a
Middle English term for coin: sterling.[2]
This page lists people with the
surnameSterling. If an
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Sterling is an English surname. One source attributes this surname to a contraction of Easterling, "a name given to
Hanse merchants" and nothing more than a compass point-associated name.[1] A second source suggests that this was a nickname from a
Middle English term for coin: sterling.[2]
This page lists people with the
surnameSterling. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.