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Bear

in Oregon

There are 94 people with the last name "Bear" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

NameRank
Bear 4,135
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  1. is 4,131st most common Tarter
  2. is 4,132nd most common Archuleta
  3. is 4,133rd most common Arrington
  4. is 4,134th most common Barba
  5. is 4,135th most common Bear
  6. is 4,136th most common Beer
  7. is 4,137th most common Bollinger
  8. is 4,138th most common Bowe
  9. is 4,139th most common Brothers

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

Ermin, Micah, Deborah, Donald, Edward, Gail, George, Gregory, Judy

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.

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Ermin Bear, OR (9 searches)
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