Meara Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 15
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 4
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 12

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Meara Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Meara family

Profession Census Frequency
Private 2
Labourer 1
Female Servant 1
Engineer 1
Sister Of Charity 1
Watchman 1
Weaver Cotton 1
Ap 1
Charwoman 1
Errand Boy 1
Gardner 1
Laborer 1
Laundress 1
Surgeon 1
Private In The Army 1
Shop Man 1
Coach Maker 1
Joiner 1
Railroad Inspector 1
Railroad Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Meara

Name Census Frequency
John Meara 68
Mary Meara 56
James Meara 45
William Meara 43
Patrick Meara 25
Elizabeth Meara 24
Thomas Meara 24
Ann Meara 15
Annie Meara 15
Jane Meara 15
Margaret Meara 15
Michael Meara 15
Catherine Meara 13
Daniel Meara 13
Sarah Meara 13
Bridget Meara 12
Ellen Meara 11
Eliza Meara 10
George Meara 10
Robert Meara 10
Edward Meara 8
Ernest Meara 8
Henry Meara 8
Kate Meara 8
Lawrence Meara 8

Meara Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 40% 421,922
2 Moor 40% 41,930
3 More 40% 12,596
4 Muir 40% 8,235
5 Amor 20% 5,589
6 Mear 80% 4,367
7 Mair 40% 3,998
8 Mare 60% 3,775
9 Moir 40% 3,694
10 Amer 40% 2,872
11 Maria 60% 2,280
12 Mara 80% 2,087
13 Marie 40% 1,283
14 Meer 60% 1,106
15 Meir 60% 1,072
16 Meier 40% 858
17 Omer 40% 854
18 Imrie 0% 793
19 Maer 40% 771
20 Meara 100% 766
21 Amour 20% 721
22 Amoore 33% 610
23 Mar 60% 589
24 Meare 80% 566
25 Eamer 20% 526
26 Omara 60% 419
27 Maier 20% 402
28 Mier 40% 332
29 Mere 60% 270
30 Mure 40% 241
31 Moar 60% 234
32 Moare 60% 223
33 Maire 40% 206
34 Omeara 83% 196
35 Meere 60% 183
36 Maur 40% 180
37 Maeer 40% 168
38 Morie 20% 163
39 Amore 20% 135
40 Mora 60% 134
41 Maara 80% 128
42 Emer 40% 127
43 Mour 40% 123
44 Miur 40% 117
45 Moure 40% 107
46 Muer 40% 104

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The surname Meara is the 20th most popular variant of Moore.

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