Hare Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hare Name Meaning: A nickname for a swift runner,or an afraid or timid person.

This may have been occupational for a messenger. Also a topographic name for 'haer',meaning rock,heap of stones etc.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hare Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hare family

Profession Census Frequency
School 489
Private Means 69
Farm Labourer 56
General Labourer 44
Farmer 38
Labourer 31
General Servant (domestic) 28
Clerk 27
At Home 25
Dressmaker 25
None 25
Domestic Servant 21
Charwoman 17
House Keeper 17
Old Age Pensioner 17
Butcher 16
Housekeeper 16
Labourer General 15
Carman 14
Cook (domestic) 14
Coal Miner Hewer 14
Nil 13
Bricklayer 12
Domestic 12
Joiner 12

Hare Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hoare 80% 37,453
2 Hare 100% 33,037
3 Hore 75% 10,069
4 Hoar 50% 9,357
5 Ohara 60% 4,803
6 Hair 50% 4,775
7 Hara 75% 2,644
8 Ohare 80% 2,625
9 Houre 60% 1,671
10 Ahier 20% 1,603
11 Hire 75% 1,089
12 Heir 25% 1,016
13 Hora 50% 966
14 Hear 50% 963
15 Heare 80% 807
16 Hier 25% 702
17 Haire 80% 564
18 Harie 80% 521
19 Hour 25% 514
20 Hoore 60% 483
21 Harre 80% 289
22 Here 75% 259
23 Hoer 25% 217
24 Heer 25% 215
25 Har 75% 130
26 Hure 75% 128
27 Hayre 80% 117
28 Hoor 25% 114

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The surname Hare is the 2nd most popular variant of Hoare.

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