Sterk

See also: sterk

English

Etymology

• As a German, Dutch and Jewish surname, from the adjective stark (“brave, strong”).
• As a Slovene surname Šterk, from the verb štrkati (“to scatter, shoot, splash”), probably from the same source as Czech strkat, or perhaps borrowed from Serbo-Croatian štrk (“gadfly”).

Proper noun

Sterk (plural Sterks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sterk is the 25403^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 974 individuals. Sterk is most common among White (97.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

• treks

Dutch

Proper noun

Sterk

1. a surname