The steer Surname
steer Name Meaning and History
- English (mainly Devon) and German: from Middle English steer, Middle Low German ster ‘bullock’, hence a nickname for a truculent person or a metonymic occupational name for someone who was responsible for tending cattle.
- South German: from Middle High German ster ‘ram’, probably a nickname for a hard-nosed, stubborn person.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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