# Stearn

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For other uses, see [Stern (disambiguation)](/source/Stern_(disambiguation)).

**Stearn** is a surname derived from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) *Stearne*, which means severe or strict.[citation needed] Variations include [Stearns](/source/Stearns_(disambiguation)), [Sterne](/source/Sterne_(disambiguation)) and [Stern](/source/Stern_(name)). It may refer to the following:

- [Christopher Stearn](/source/Christopher_Stearn) (born 1980), English cricketer
- [Jess Stearn](/source/Jess_Stearn) (1914–2002), Jewish-American journalist and author
- [Thomas Stearn](/source/Thomas_Stearn) (1796–1862), English cricketer
- [William T. Stearn](/source/William_T._Stearn) (1911–2001), British botanist

## See also

- [Stern (surname)](/source/Stern_(surname))
- [Stearne](/source/Stearne), given name and surname
- [Stearns (surname)](/source/Stearns_(surname))

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