Fear Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fear Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fear family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 116
Agricultural Labourer 57
Labourer 26
House Servant 21
Pauper 21
At Home 18
Farm Labourer 13
Servant 13
Coal Miner 12
Dress Maker 11
Laundress 11
General Servant 8
Farmers Son 8
Wife Of Above 6
Shoe Maker 6
Straw Plaiter 5
House Keeper 5
Farm Servant 5
Cooper 4
Wife 4
Laborer 4
Cloth Dresser 4
Farmer 4
Farmers Wife 4
Farmer's Son 3

Fear Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fear 100% 10,639
2 Free 25% 6,519
3 Fair 50% 5,866
4 Fore 25% 1,804
5 Fare 50% 1,553
6 Far 75% 490
7 Faro 50% 384
8 Feare 80% 357
9 Faire 40% 325
10 Phear 60% 246
11 Fire 25% 223
12 Ferre 60% 183
13 Four 50% 161
14 For 50% 149
15 Feer 75% 124

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The surname Fear is the most popular version of all its varients

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