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We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Starling surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STARLING. . An ancient baptismal name in use before the Conquest, as we have Starliuc, and Starlingus in Domesda.y. 2. Perliaps from the bird, like Raven, Rook, Crow, &c. 3. It may be a corruption of Stirling, the local name, or of Easterling. H.R, Starlyng, Sterlyng.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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