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Bear

in Kentucky

There are 86 people with the last name "Bear" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Bear 4,562
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  1. is 4,558th most common Aker
  2. is 4,559th most common Ashbrook
  3. is 4,560th most common Bader
  4. is 4,561st most common Baldock
  5. is 4,562nd most common Bear
  6. is 4,563rd most common Bedford
  7. is 4,564th most common Boils
  8. is 4,565th most common Botkins
  9. is 4,566th most common Burford

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

Jeremy, Avi, Candice, Cory, David, Dennis, Floyd, Hattie, Mina

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 Kentucky

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Jeremy Bear, KY (6 searches)
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