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Bear

in Pennsylvania

There are 536 people with the last name "Bear" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Bear 2,325
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  1. is 2,321st most common Bevan
  2. is 2,322nd most common Lockwood
  3. is 2,323rd most common Purnell
  4. is 2,324th most common Sanderson
  5. is 2,325th most common Bear
  6. is 2,326th most common Houtz
  7. is 2,327th most common Lyle
  8. is 2,328th most common Marx
  9. is 2,329th most common Pollack

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

John, Robert, Charles, Linda, David, James, Richard, Larry, Patricia, Steven

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 Pennsylvania

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John Bear, PA (9 searches)
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