Bears Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bears Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bears family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 22
Agricultural Labourer 4
Labourer 3
Farm Servant 3
Miner 2
Carpenter 2
Domestic Servant 2
Charwoman 2
Locksmith 2
Jewellerd Chain Maker 2
Carpenters Wife 1
Servant 1
Sisters Of The Mercy 1
Dairy Boy 1
General Servant 1
Wife Of Above 1
Seamstress 1
Apprentice To Dress Maker 1
Pit Bank Labourer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Goods Carrier's Widow 1
Tailor 1
Calendar Man 1
Farmer 1
Farmer Of 130 Acres 1

Bears Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Breese 33% 5,146
2 Brees 40% 1,430
3 Bruse 20% 1,279
4 Barress 43% 1,258
5 Beers 80% 1,085
6 Bears 100% 1,076
7 Barres 50% 853
8 Bars 80% 434
9 Ebers 60% 334
10 Burse 40% 321
11 Bares 60% 287
12 Burus 40% 287
13 Bruise 33% 253
14 Brise 20% 243
15 Burs 60% 232
16 Beris 60% 186
17 Bures 40% 166
18 Brase 40% 165
19 Brouse 33% 152
20 Beares 83% 148
21 Bores 40% 147
22 Burres 50% 131
23 Barus 60% 123
24 Bearis 83% 109
25 Buras 40% 107
26 Birse 40% 104
27 Bries 40% 102

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The surname Bears is the 6th most popular variant of Breese.

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