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Bear

in New Jersey

There are 58 people with the last name "Bear" in New Jersey.

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Bear 13,770
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  1. is 13,766th most common Baquero
  2. is 13,767th most common Barbone
  3. is 13,768th most common Barrington
  4. is 13,769th most common Batt
  5. is 13,770th most common Bear
  6. is 13,771st most common Behre
  7. is 13,772nd most common Belgrave
  8. is 13,773rd most common Bellezza
  9. is 13,774th most common Beresford

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

Sterns, John, Robert, Andrew, George, Mary, Nathaniel, Stanley, Steans

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 Jersey

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Sterns Bear, NJ (8 searches)
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