Meares Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Meares Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Meares family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 32
Agricultural Labourer 6
Labourer 4
Banker 3
General Servant 3
Coal Miner 3
Fund Holder 3
Nothing 2
Servant 2
Wheel Wright 2
Carter 2
House Keeper 2
Wife 2
Brick Layer 1
Carpenter 1
Groom 1
? Manufascturer 1
?scholar 1
Builders Clerk 1
Butcher 1
Carman 1
Collector 1
Confectioners Assistant 1
Shoe Maker 1
Timber Merchant 1

Meares Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mears 83% 19,097
2 Moores 67% 17,103
3 Morse 33% 17,032
4 Moors 50% 9,008
5 Moris 50% 5,681
6 Meers 67% 2,736
7 Mares 83% 2,590
8 Mars 67% 2,464
9 Mors 50% 2,328
10 Mooris 50% 2,317
11 Maris 67% 2,024
12 Meares 100% 1,672
13 Miers 50% 1,581
14 Mores 67% 1,008
15 Mairs 50% 920
16 Moorse 33% 725
17 Maries 67% 655
18 Mories 50% 508
19 Mires 67% 460
20 Muers 50% 387
21 Amers 50% 361
22 Meeres 83% 302
23 Muras 50% 253
24 Marse 50% 232
25 Meres 83% 196
26 Emers 50% 167
27 Maers 50% 117
28 Maeers 50% 109
29 Mers 67% 105

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The surname Meares is the 12th most popular variant of Mears.

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