My family has the name Sterling, from what is beleived to be some district of Irland or Scotland. My ggdad name was Daniel Sterling McCarty b 1813 and through out all his family we keep placing this name and do not know why. I though mybe it came from the Sterling family name some time during the 1700 in SC. did somone marry a Sterling and start this? can I be helped , Thanks for any help .