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Bear

in Indiana

There are 332 people with the last name "Bear" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

NameRank
Bear 2,038
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  1. is 2,034th most common Mcneil
  2. is 2,035th most common Merriman
  3. is 2,036th most common Ochoa
  4. is 2,037th most common Roland
  5. is 2,038th most common Bear
  6. is 2,039th most common Michel
  7. is 2,040th most common Molina
  8. is 2,041st most common Shuler
  9. is 2,042nd most common Slabaugh

Similar Names and Nicknames

Berry, Beard, Bearden, Beardsley, Beer, Behr, Beardslee, Beery, Bearce, Beary

Most Common First Names for Bear

William, Gerald, David, James, Larry, Michael, Ronald, Thomas, Betty, Brian

Meaning & History

English: from the Middle English nickname Bere meaning ‘bear’ (Old English bera, which is also found as a byname), or possibly from a personal name derived from a short form of the various Germanic compound names with this first element. Compare for example Bernhard. The bear has generally been regarded with a mixture of fear and amusement because of its strength and unpredictable temper on the one hand and its clumsy gait on the other, and in the medieval period it was also thought to typify the sins of sloth and gluttony. All these characteristics are no doubt reflected in the nickname. Throughout the Middle Ages the bear was a familiar figure in popular entertainments such as bear baiting and dancing bears.

English: variant spelling of the habitational name Beer.

Probably a translation of cognates of 1 in other languages, for example German Baer, and also an Americanized spelling of German Bahr.

Recent Searches for "Bear" in Indiana

Since June 2009
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William Bear, IN (9 searches)
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