as a Last Name
- 17,240
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Shearer
Meaning & Origins
Scottish and northern English: from an agent derivative of Middle English schere(n) ‘to shear’; an occupational name for a sheep shearer or someone who used scissors to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap. Middle English schere denoted shears and scissors of all sizes.
| 1,792nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,240
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Guam
- has the most people named Shearer per capita
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