Last Name STEARNS

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Meaning	Severe in look, harsh, bold. 'Stierne,' Danish, a star.

Origin

Rank	2,302 (2000 US census)	2,119 (1990 US census)

Count	14,444 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.56%, or 13369 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.01%, or 435 total occurrences, as black,
0.57%, or 82 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.8%, or 116 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.13%, or 163 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.92%, or 277 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

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