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Bear

in New Hampshire

There are 15 people with the last name "Bear" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

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Bear 8,798
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  1. is 8,794th most common Battey
  2. is 8,795th most common Batty
  3. is 8,796th most common Bavis
  4. is 8,797th most common Bay
  5. is 8,798th most common Bear
  6. is 8,799th most common Becht
  7. is 8,800th most common Bedrosian
  8. is 8,801st most common Bellinger
  9. is 8,802nd most common Biederman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

Robert, Thomas, Andrew, Baxter, Cynthia, Jacquelyn, Jacqui, Roger

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 New Hampshire

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Robert Bear, NH (9 searches)
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