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.
Discover how your Hare ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 96 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 48 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 33 |
| Cornwall | 52 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 75 |
| Dorset | 34 |
| Durham | 71 |
| Essex | 61 |
| Gloucestershire | 54 |
| Hampshire | 29 |
| Herefordshire | 20 |
| Hertfordshire | 91 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 46 |
| Lancashire | 172 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 449 |
| London | 540 |
| Middlesex | 98 |
| Northumberland | 28 |
| Norfolk | 55 |
| Northamptonshire | 49 |
| Nottinghamshire | 24 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 57 |
| Somerset | 75 |
| Surrey | 26 |
| Sussex | 18 |
| Staffordshire | 51 |
| Warwickshire | 73 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 26 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 394 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 22 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 476 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 148 |
| Labourer | 62 |
| House Servant | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Straw Plaiter | 29 |
| Servant | 27 |
| Fund Holder | 20 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Carter | 16 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Groom | 13 |
| House Maid | 13 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| Hawker | 11 |
| Lace Maker | 11 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Farm Labourer | 10 |
| Baker | 9 |
| Cotton Weaver | 9 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hare | 2,141 |
| John Hare | 2,011 |
| William Hare | 1,925 |
| Elizabeth Hare | 1,351 |
| George Hare | 1,239 |
| Sarah Hare | 1,078 |
| Thomas Hare | 1,063 |
| James Hare | 972 |
| Charles Hare | 833 |
| Henry Hare | 699 |
| Ann Hare | 697 |
| Jane Hare | 573 |
| Joseph Hare | 536 |
| Eliza Hare | 505 |
| Emma Hare | 495 |
| Edward Hare | 442 |
| Alice Hare | 430 |
| Robert Hare | 429 |
| Annie Hare | 399 |
| Arthur Hare | 387 |
| Ellen Hare | 385 |
| Margaret Hare | 384 |
| Frederick Hare | 333 |
| Richard Hare | 321 |
| Alfred Hare | 315 |
| 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 |
The surname Hare is the 2nd most popular variant of Hoare.