Stearman Family History
Stearman Name Meaning
English:: occupational name chiefly from Middle English stere(s)man (Old English stēor(es)mann) and Middle English stereman stireman (Old Norse stȳreman) ‘one who steers a ship skipper sea-captain’. occasionally perhaps an occupational name for someone responsible for tending cattle from Middle English steer (Old English stēor) ‘bullock’ + -man.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022