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Bear

in New Mexico

There are 40 people with the last name "Bear" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Bear 3,772
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  1. is 3,768th most common Aragonez
  2. is 3,769th most common Arenivas
  3. is 3,770th most common Atchison
  4. is 3,771st most common Bannister
  5. is 3,772nd most common Bear
  6. is 3,773rd most common Blackwood
  7. is 3,774th most common Bode
  8. is 3,775th most common Branson
  9. is 3,776th most common Budagher

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

Brown, Charles, David, Elizabeth, James, Thomas, Barbara, Bettv, Bobby, Brandon

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 Mexico

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