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Bear

in the US

There are 6,885 people with the last name "Bear" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Bear 4,032
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  1. is 4,028th most common Wertz
  2. is 4,029th most common Caudle
  3. is 4,030th most common Heil
  4. is 4,031st most common Thibodeau
  5. is 4,032nd most common Bear
  6. is 4,033rd most common Viera
  7. is 4,034th most common Canady
  8. is 4,035th most common Dupre
  9. is 4,036th most common Swearingen

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bear

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

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 the US

Since June 2009
3,010

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David Bear (90 searches)
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