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Bear

in Oklahoma

There are 240 people with the last name "Bear" in Oklahoma.

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Ranking in Oklahoma

NameRank
Bear 1,812
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  1. is 1,808th most common Penn
  2. is 1,809th most common Sides
  3. is 1,810th most common Thacker
  4. is 1,811th most common Arrington
  5. is 1,812th most common Bear
  6. is 1,813th most common Cosby
  7. is 1,814th most common Crowe
  8. is 1,815th most common Gatewood
  9. is 1,816th most common Hutchens

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

James, Thomas, Charles, Kelly, Leland, Rebecca, Bertha, Clarence, John

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 Oklahoma

Since May 2009
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James Bear, OK (8 searches)
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