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Bear

in Iowa

There are 206 people with the last name "Bear" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Bear 1,567
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  1. is 1,563rd most common Root
  2. is 1,564th most common Steffens
  3. is 1,565th most common Stutzman
  4. is 1,566th most common Amundson
  5. is 1,567th most common Bear
  6. is 1,568th most common Bray
  7. is 1,569th most common Hawk
  8. is 1,570th most common Herbst
  9. is 1,571st most common Hinz

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

Michael, Donald, James, John, Dorothy, Heather, Adam, Avis, Chris, David

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 Iowa

Since May 2009
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Michael Bear, IA (5 searches)
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