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Bear

in North Dakota

There are 123 people with the last name "Bear" in North Dakota.

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Ranking in North Dakota

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Bear 513
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  1. is 509th most common Bye
  2. is 510th most common Dahlen
  3. is 511th most common Dosch
  4. is 512th most common Lindquist
  5. is 513th most common Bear
  6. is 514th most common Ficek
  7. is 515th most common Gibson
  8. is 516th most common Greff
  9. is 517th most common Harmon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

James, Joseph, King, Andrew, Gayla, Gwendolyn, Joann, Lavonne, Mona

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 Dakota

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James Bear, ND (7 searches)
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