Stearn is a surname derived from the Old English Stearne, which means severe or strict.^{[ citation needed ]} Variations include Stearns, Sterne and Stern. It may refer to the following:

• Christopher Stearn (born 1980), English cricketer
• Jess Stearn (1914–2002), Jewish-American journalist and author
• Thomas Stearn (1796–1862), English cricketer
• William T. Stearn (1911–2001), British botanist

See also

• Stern (surname)
• Stearne, given name and surname
• Stearns (surname)

Surname list

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