Sterling may refer to:

Common meanings

* Sterling silver, a grade of silver *

Sterling (currency) Sterling (abbreviation: stg; Other spelling styles, such as STG and Stg, are also seen. ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and t ...

, the currency of the United Kingdom **

Pound sterling Sterling (abbreviation: stg; Other spelling styles, such as STG and Stg, are also seen. ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and t ...

, the primary unit of that currency

Places

United Kingdom

* Stirling, a Scottish city whose alternative historical spelling is Sterling

United States

* Sterling, Alaska *

Sterling, Colorado Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States. Sterling is the principal city of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city population was 13,753 a ...

Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the Sterling area of the State of Colorado. The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Logan County, Color ...

, Colorado * Sterling, Connecticut *

Sterling, Georgia Sterling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glynn County, Georgia, United States, located on U.S. Route 341. Sterling consists of several small churches and general stores. It is included in the Brunswick, Georgia ...

* Sterling, in Bingham County, Idaho *

Sterling Wildlife Management Area Sterling Wildlife Management Area at is an Idaho wildlife management area in Bingham County near the town of Aberdeen. The WMA consists of Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Bureau of Reclamation land along American Falls Reservoir The Ameri ...

, Idaho * Sterling, Illinois * Sterling, a ghost town in

Jackson County, Iowa Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,485. The county seat is Maquoketa. History The county was formed on December 21, 1837, and named after US President Andrew Jackson. In ...

* Sterling, Kansas * Sterling, Massachusetts * Sterling, Michigan *

Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroit's core suburbs. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a total population of 134,346. It is the second largest suburb in Metro Detroit, and the fourth la ...

* Sterling State Park, Michigan *

Sterling Center, Minnesota Sterling Center is an unincorporated community in Sterling Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Sterling Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. Notes

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Sterling, Missouri Sterling is an unincorporated community in northwest Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located adjacent to the railroad just east of U.S. Route 63 U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highwa ...

* Sterling, in Madison County, Montana * Sterling, Nebraska * Sterling, New York * Sterling, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina * Mount Sterling (Great Smoky Mountains), North Carolina * Sterling, North Dakota * Sterling, Ohio * Sterling, Oklahoma * Sterling, in Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania * Sterling City, Texas * Sterling County, Texas * Sterling, Utah *

Sterling, Virginia Sterling, Virginia, refers most specifically to a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population of the CDP as of the 2010 United States Census was 27,822. The CDP boundaries are confined to a relatively s ...

Sterling, Washington Sterling is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, in the U.S. state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal gover ...

Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin Sterling is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cushing and Wolf Creek are located partially in the town. Geography According to the United States Census B ...

Sterling, Vernon County, Wisconsin Sterling is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 713 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Purdy, Retreat, and West Prairie are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Cen ...

Sterling Township (disambiguation) Sterling Township may refer to: * Sterling Township, Whiteside County, Illinois * Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,635 ...

Businesses

Sterling Airlines Sterling Airlines A/S was a low-cost airline with its head office at Copenhagen Airport South in Dragør, Dragør Municipality, Denmark. It was created in September 2005 through the merger of two Danish airlines — Sterling European Airlin ...

, a former low-cost Danish airline *

Sterling Armaments Company The Sterling Engineering Company Ltd was an arms manufacturer based in Dagenham, famous for manufacturing the L2A3 (the 'Sterling submachine gun'), ArmaLite AR-18 and Sterling SAR-87 assault rifles and parts of Jaguar cars. The company went bankrup ...

, based near London, England * Sterling Bank (Nigeria), a national commercial bank *

Sterling Bicycle Co. Sterling Bicycle Co. (also known as Sterling Cycle Works) was a 19th-century American bicycle company first based in Chicago, Illinois before relocating to Kenosha, Wisconsin. History In 1894 Annie "Londonderry" Kopchovsky traveled "around ...

, a 19th-century American bicycle manufacturer * Sterling (cigarette), a British cigarette brand *

Sterling Commerce Sterling Commerce was a software and services company providing Omni-Channel Commerce, B2B including EDI translation software and one of the first B2B Integration platforms and managed file transfer ("MFT") products such as Connect:Direct (origin ...

, a former software company * Sterling Drug (a.k.a. Sterling Products, Inc.), a pharmaceutical company now owned by Bayer *

Sterling Furniture Sterling Furniture is Scotland's largest furniture retail development based in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire. It was founded in 1974 by Stirling-based furniture retailer George Knowles, who based its concept on the out-of-town retail developmen ...

, Scotland's largest furniture retail outlet *

Sterling Jewelers Sterling Jewelers, Inc. is an American specialty jewelry company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The company was founded in 1910 by Henry Shaw (the father of Jerry Shaw, the chairman emeritus of Sterling today), from LeRoy's Jewelers in Lorain, O ...

, the largest retail jewelry company in the United States *

Sterling (marque) Sterling was a brand name of automobile marketed in the United States by Austin Rover Cars of North America (later renamed Sterling Motor Cars), a division of the Rover Group company of the United Kingdom. It was sold in North America from 1987 ...

, a British automobile brand, sold in the U.S. from 1987 to 1991 *

Sterling Optical Sterling Optical is a franchised retail optical chain headquartered in New York, New York. Its parent company is Emerging Vision, whose CEO is Glenn Spina.Sterling Plumbing Sterling Plumbing is the brand-name of a line of plumbing products manufactured by Kohler Co. The company designs and manufactures a diverse selection of product for the bath, including whirlpool tubs, sinks, toilets, shower doors and bathroom acc ...

, a brand of products from Kohler Co. *

Sterling Publishing Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. is a publisher of a broad range of subject areas, with multiple imprints and more than 5,000 titles in print. Founded in 1949 by David A. Boehm, Sterling also publishes books for a number of brands, including AAR ...

, a publisher of nonfiction books *

Sterling Software Sterling Software was an American software company founded in Dallas, Texas in 1981 by Sterling Williams and brothers Sam and Charles Wyly. The company was acquired by Computer Associates International in 2000 in a stock-for-stock transaction ...

, a (now defunct) company co-founded by Sterling Williams * Sterling Sports Cars, an American automobile kit company * Sterling Trucks, a former commercial truck brand in the United States *

Hotel Sterling Hotel Sterling was a hotel in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of River Street and Market Street. It was opened in 1898 by local businesspeople, who then owned a music hall located at the site, and was named after Emma E. ...

, a former hotel in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Schools

Sterling College (Kansas) Sterling College is a private evangelical Christian college in Sterling, Kansas. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History The college was founded in 1887 by the Synod of Kansas of the United Presbyterian Church of North America ...

, Sterling, Kansas *

Sterling College (Vermont) Sterling College is a private work college in Craftsbury, Vermont. Its curriculum is focused on ecological thinking and action through majors in Ecology, Environmental Humanities, Outdoor Education, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. The co ...

, Craftsbury Common, Vermont *

Sterling High School (disambiguation) Sterling High School may refer to: * Sterling High School (Colorado) in Sterling, Colorado *Sterling High School (Illinois) in Sterling, Illinois * Sterling High School (Kansas) in Sterling, Kansas * Sterling High School (Nebraska) in Sterling, Ne ...

Music

* Sterling Records (Sweden), a classical music record label *

Sterling Records (US) Sterling Records Inc. was a small New York record label active from 1945 to 1947. Sterling's first record, with number 100, was Lillette Thomas and her Boys' 78rpm "Blues for My Daddy". The record company ceased issuing in 1947, and in 1948 Al ...

, noted for being the first to sign Hank Williams *

Music Man Sterling Music Man is an American guitar and bass guitar manufacturer. It is a division of the Ernie Ball corporation. The company is most well-known for its electric and bass guitars. It was acquired by Ernie Ball in 1984. History Early years In 19 ...

, a bass guitar by Music Man

People

Sterling (given name) Sterling is a given name from the Old English , referring to the bird, starling; two variants of the name are Starling and Stirling. Notable people with the name include: * Sterling Archer, fictional character from ''Archer'' * Sterling Foster Bl ...

Sterling (surname) Sterling is an English surname. One source attributes this surname to a contraction of Easterling, "a name given to Hanse merchants" and nothing more than a compass point-associated name. A second source suggests that this was a nickname from a Mi ...

* Sterling Golden, early ring name of American professional wrestler

Hulk Hogan Terry Eugene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 19 ...

(born 1953)

Fictional characters

* Sterling Archer, eponymous protagonist of the animated TV series ''Archer'' * Bruce Sterling (''Love of Life''), American television soap opera character (1959 to 1980) * Bruce Sterling, protagonist of the 2003 TV series '' Mister Sterling'' * Roger Sterling, on the TV series ''Mad Men''

Other uses

Sterling (horse) Sterling (1868 – 26 March 1891) was a British racehorse and sire. Although he was not particularly successful in terms of major wins he was very highly regarded, being rated by his jockey Harry Custance as the equal of Thormanby. Backgroun ...

(1868–1891), a British racehorse and sire *

Sterling (program) Sterling is a fractal-generating computer program written in the C programming language in 1999 for Microsoft Windows by Stephen C. Ferguson. Sterling was initially released as freeware but is not free now. Sterling2 is a freeware version of ...

, a program for generating fractals * Sterling Plaza, a historic building in Beverly Hills, California *

Sterling submachine gun The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun (SMG). It was tested with the British Army in 1944–1945 as a replacement for the Sten but it did not start to replace it until 1953. A successful and reliable design, it remained as stan ...

, produced by the Sterling Armaments Company * a

scuppernong The scuppernong is a large variety of muscadine (''Vitis rotundifolia''), a species of grape native to the Southern United States. It is usually a greenish or bronze color and is similar in appearance and texture to a white grape, but rounder and ...

(large muscadine grape, ''Vitis rotundifolia'') cultivar