as a Last Name
- 18,485
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Baer
Meaning & Origins
German (Bär): from Middle High German ber ‘bear’, a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way, a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a performing bear, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a bear. In some cases, it may derive from a personal name containing this element.
| 1,992nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 18,485
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Pennsylvania
- has the most people named Baer per capita
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