Baer

in the US

There are 14,545 people with the last name "Baer" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Baer 1,900
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  1. is 1,896th most common Jeffers
  2. is 1,897th most common Baum
  3. is 1,898th most common Huddleston
  4. is 1,899th most common Alonso
  5. is 1,900th most common Baer
  6. is 1,901st most common Lay
  7. is 1,902nd most common Stringer
  8. is 1,903rd most common Amaya
  9. is 1,904th most common Schrader

Similar Names and Nicknames

Barr, Barry, Barrow, Bair, Bahr, Beer, Byer, Beery, Baur, Barrie

Most Common First Names for Baer

Robert, John, David, Michael, Richard, James, William, Charles, Thomas, Mary



Meaning & History

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.

Jewish (Ashkenazic):

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Ber, from Yiddish ber ‘bear’.

Dutch: from Middle Dutch baer ‘naked’, ‘bare’. Debrabandere suggests it may have been a nickname for someone who wore ragged clothes.

FOREBEARS The family name Baer was established in Northampton Co., PA, in 1743.


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