Last Name STERLING

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • STERLING is ranked as the 1422nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 27,804.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 8.72 people named STERLING for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 65% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named STERLING is 28,704, the rank is 1,333 and the proportion per 100k Americans named STERLING is 9.01.

Last Names STERLING
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 27,804 +/-2.1%
  • National Rank 1,422
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 28,704
  • National Rank 1,333
  • Proportion/100k 9.01

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name STERLING is 67.5% White, 3.1% Hispanic origin, 26.4% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name STERLING have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name STERLING is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name STERLING

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 67.5% 63.9% 3.6%
Hispanic origin 3.1% 16.3% -13.2%
Black 26.4% 12.3% 14.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named STERLING is California where 3,211 people have this name.
  • Delaware is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named STERLING, as 21.29 in every 100,000 Delawareans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Delaware is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wyoming (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names STERLING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 878 6.82 99.1% Indiana 451 6.83 98.0% Iowa 149 4.81 95.6% Kansas 260 8.96 97.1% Michigan 728 7.35 99.2% Minnesota 246 4.5 97.6% Missouri 465 15.54 97.0% Nebraska 85 4.54 91.6% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 1,256 10.84 99.3% South Dakota 115 13.47 95.2% Wisconsin 285 4.94 97.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name STERLING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 878 6.82 99.1%
Indiana 451 6.83 98.0%
Iowa 149 4.81 95.6%
Kansas 260 8.96 97.1%
Michigan 728 7.35 99.2%
Minnesota 246 4.5 97.6%
Missouri 465 15.54 97.0%
Nebraska 85 4.54 91.6%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 1,256 10.84 99.3%
South Dakota 115 13.47 95.2%
Wisconsin 285 4.94 97.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names STERLING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 92.9% Arizona 474 7.04 98.6% California 3,211 8.28 99.6% Colorado 506 9.46 98.8% Hawaii 72 5.09 93.7% Idaho 273 16.72 97.9% Montana 86 8.43 94.7% Nevada 266 9.37 98.1% New Mexico 256 12.28 97.3% Oregon 248 6.26 97.4% Utah 124 4.22 92.2% Washington 626 8.87 99.1% Wyoming 19 3.19 71.0%

West States
State stats for the first name STERLING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 92.9%
Arizona 474 7.04 98.6%
California 3,211 8.28 99.6%
Colorado 506 9.46 98.8%
Hawaii 72 5.09 93.7%
Idaho 273 16.72 97.9%
Montana 86 8.43 94.7%
Nevada 266 9.37 98.1%
New Mexico 256 12.28 97.3%
Oregon 248 6.26 97.4%
Utah 124 4.22 92.2%
Washington 626 8.87 99.1%
Wyoming 19 3.19 71.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names STERLING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6% Maine 112 8.42 92.6% Massachusetts 438 6.49 97.9% New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.7% New Jersey 771 8.63 99.1% New York 1,885 9.55 99.6% Pennsylvania 1,271 9.94 99.4% Rhode Island 55 5.18 89.4% Vermont 90 14.39 96.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name STERLING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6%
Maine 112 8.42 92.6%
Massachusetts 438 6.49 97.9%
New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.7%
New Jersey 771 8.63 99.1%
New York 1,885 9.55 99.6%
Pennsylvania 1,271 9.94 99.4%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 89.4%
Vermont 90 14.39 96.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names STERLING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 586 12.08 97.6% Arkansas 384 12.96 97.4% Delaware 199 21.29 98.7% Dist. of Columbia 80 12.16 95.4% Florida 1,718 8.64 99.6% Georgia 842 8.34 98.6% Kentucky 220 4.99 94.6% Louisiana 985 21.18 98.7% Maryland 1,001 16.74 99.4% Mississippi 465 15.54 97.0% North Carolina 564 5.68 98.2% Oklahoma 349 9 97.0% South Carolina 407 8.42 97.5% Tennessee 475 7.25 97.6% Texas 2,877 10.67 99.5% Virginia 759 9.12 98.8% West Virginia 109 5.9 90.5%

South States
State stats for the first name STERLING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 586 12.08 97.6%
Arkansas 384 12.96 97.4%
Delaware 199 21.29 98.7%
Dist. of Columbia 80 12.16 95.4%
Florida 1,718 8.64 99.6%
Georgia 842 8.34 98.6%
Kentucky 220 4.99 94.6%
Louisiana 985 21.18 98.7%
Maryland 1,001 16.74 99.4%
Mississippi 465 15.54 97.0%
North Carolina 564 5.68 98.2%
Oklahoma 349 9 97.0%
South Carolina 407 8.42 97.5%
Tennessee 475 7.25 97.6%
Texas 2,877 10.67 99.5%
Virginia 759 9.12 98.8%
West Virginia 109 5.9 90.5%
 

Full Names with STERLING as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have STERLING as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named STERLING.

The most popular full name is James STERLING. 1.84% of all the people named STERLING have this given name.

There are 1602 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name STERLING

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James STERLING 1.84%
2 Robert STERLING 1.74%
3 John STERLING 1.57%
4 David STERLING 1.54%
5 Michael STERLING 1.25%
6 William STERLING 1.10%
7 Barbara STERLING 1.00%
8 Mary STERLING 0.92%
9 Patricia STERLING 0.90%
10 Charles STERLING 0.84%
11 Linda STERLING 0.78%
12 Donald STERLING 0.77%
13 Richard STERLING 0.67%
14 Kenneth STERLING 0.63%
15 Susan STERLING 0.63%
16 Carol STERLING 0.62%
17 Daniel STERLING 0.58%
18 Donna STERLING 0.57%
19 Elizabeth STERLING 0.57%
20 Jennifer STERLING 0.57%

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