| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 181 |
| Dorset | 82 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 79 |
| Gloucestershire | 80 |
| Hampshire | 39 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 38 |
| Lancashire | 53 |
| Leicestershire | 37 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 287 |
| Middlesex | 65 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 67 |
| Somerset | 202 |
| Surrey | 83 |
| Sussex | 20 |
| Staffordshire | 17 |
| Warwickshire | 64 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 25 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 133 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 38 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 29 |
| Scholar | 21 |
| General Labourer | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 17 |
| Farmer | 15 |
| At School | 12 |
| Tailoress | 10 |
| Stone Mason | 9 |
| Charwoman | 8 |
| Domestic Servant | 8 |
| General Domestic | 8 |
| House Maid Domestic | 8 |
| Dress Maker | 8 |
| Farmer's Son F Rel | 7 |
| Labourer General | 7 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| Cook Domestic | 6 |
| Gardener Domestic | 6 |
| Brick Layer | 6 |
| Boot Maker | 5 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 5 |
| Bricklayer | 5 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 5 |
| None | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Dare | 657 |
| Mary Dare | 643 |
| John Dare | 614 |
| Elizabeth Dare | 468 |
| George Dare | 360 |
| Sarah Dare | 333 |
| James Dare | 323 |
| Thomas Dare | 264 |
| Charles Dare | 257 |
| Henry Dare | 219 |
| Eliza Dare | 190 |
| Jane Dare | 173 |
| Ellen Dare | 170 |
| Ann Dare | 169 |
| Emma Dare | 152 |
| Annie Dare | 144 |
| Emily Dare | 143 |
| Frederick Dare | 139 |
| Joseph Dare | 138 |
| Robert Dare | 131 |
| Edward Dare | 127 |
| Alice Dare | 125 |
| Samuel Dare | 123 |
| Alfred Dare | 120 |
| Arthur Dare | 107 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dear | 50% | 16,821 |
| 2 | Dore | 75% | 11,916 |
| 3 | Dare | 100% | 10,751 |
| 4 | Deer | 25% | 3,890 |
| 5 | Adair | 40% | 2,426 |
| 6 | Deere | 60% | 1,349 |
| 7 | Deare | 80% | 1,254 |
| 8 | Door | 25% | 1,080 |
| 9 | Doar | 50% | 1,066 |
| 10 | Doore | 60% | 778 |
| 11 | Doree | 60% | 583 |
| 12 | Dier | 25% | 520 |
| 13 | Doer | 25% | 342 |
| 14 | Dure | 75% | 334 |
| 15 | Daire | 80% | 285 |
| 16 | Dora | 50% | 251 |
| 17 | Duro | 50% | 246 |
| 18 | Durie | 60% | 242 |
| 19 | Deire | 60% | 236 |
| 20 | Eader | 40% | 221 |
| 21 | Eder | 25% | 212 |
| 22 | Dair | 50% | 211 |
| 23 | Daur | 50% | 199 |
| 24 | Duroe | 60% | 167 |
| 25 | Duer | 25% | 163 |
| 26 | Adare | 80% | 154 |
| 27 | Audoire | 43% | 119 |
| 28 | Dire | 75% | 113 |
| 29 | Daer | 50% | 109 |
| 30 | Ader | 25% | 108 |
| 31 | Darie | 80% | 106 |
| 32 | Dere | 75% | 106 |
| 33 | Daere | 80% | 102 |
The surname Dare is the 3rd most popular variant of Dear.