as a Last Name
- 7,323
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Lear
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with the Germanic element lār ‘clearing’.
| 4,208th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,323
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Kentucky
- has the most people named Lear per capita
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