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Bear

in Maryland

There are 63 people with the last name "Bear" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

NameRank
Bear 8,053
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  1. is 8,049th most common Whisner
  2. is 8,050th most common Whorton
  3. is 8,051st most common Yocum
  4. is 8,052nd most common Bastian
  5. is 8,053rd most common Bear
  6. is 8,054th most common Bee
  7. is 8,055th most common Bert
  8. is 8,056th most common Blazek
  9. is 8,057th most common Bly

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

William, James, David, Gene, Jacque, Jonathan, Joyce, Melissa, Monroe, Russell

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 Maryland

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William Bear, MD (7 searches)
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