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Bear

in North Carolina

There are 96 people with the last name "Bear" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Bear 6,980
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  1. is 6,976th most common Waterfield
  2. is 6,977th most common Wines
  3. is 6,978th most common Worrells
  4. is 6,979th most common Barco
  5. is 6,980th most common Bear
  6. is 6,981st most common Bode
  7. is 6,982nd most common Brockwell
  8. is 6,983rd most common Brookins
  9. is 6,984th most common Brownell

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

Richard, David, James, Robert, Amy, Anthony, Bart, Brenda, Brian, Fred

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 North Carolina

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Richard Bear, NC (7 searches)
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