Stirling

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Scots

Borrowed from Middle Scots Stirveling, from Early Scots Strivelin, Strivelyn, likely from Old Irish sreb, srib (“stream”) + linn (“pool, lake”). Cognate with Old French Estrivelin, Middle Welsh Ystriflin.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Stirlin Root name
Affleck Scots origin
Aitken Scots origin
Auld Scots origin
Cairns Scots origin
Clinkscale Scots origin
Doric Scots origin
Dunsmuir Scots origin
Faulds Scots origin

Popularity by Country

Stirling

Rank #279

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Stirling

Rank #10869

Frequency 2,691 people (1 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 94.39% Hispanic 1.41% Black 1.56% Asian/PI 0.74% Native Am. 0.19% Two+ 1.71%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Stirling

Rank #94915

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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