How Many People Have the Last Name Sterling?
people had the surname Sterling in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 11,390 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,580 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sterling (63.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 28.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sterling ranks #1,012. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 67.5% to 63.6%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 26.4% to 28.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sterling grew from 24,314 people in 2000 to 25,894 in 2010 (up 6.5%), and its rank fell from #1,333 to #1,362. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 9.01 to 8.78 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 24,314 | 25,894 |
| Rank | #1,333 | #1,362 |
| Per 100,000 people | 9.01 | 8.78 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sterling
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sterling: S364
👤 Sterling as a First Name
Sterling is a first name too: about 31,325 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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