Mears Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mears Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mears family

Profession Census Frequency
School 416
Farm Labourer 50
General Servant (domestic) 42
Private Means 30
Coal Miner Hewer 29
General Labourer 25
Labourer 23
Domestic Servant 21
Laundress 20
Dressmaker 19
Dress Maker 17
General Servant Domestic 17
None 15
Errand Boy 14
House Painter 13
Waggoner On Farm 13
Assisting In Business 12
At Home 12
Clerk 12
School Boy 12
Blacksmith 10
Charwoman 10
Cook (domestic) 10
Domestic 10
Labourer General 10

Mears Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mears 100% 19,097
2 Moores 50% 17,103
3 Morse 40% 17,032
4 Moors 60% 9,008
5 Moris 40% 5,681
6 Meers 80% 2,736
7 Mares 60% 2,590
8 Mars 80% 2,464
9 Mors 60% 2,328
10 Mooris 50% 2,317
11 Maris 60% 2,024
12 Meares 83% 1,672
13 Miers 60% 1,581
14 Mores 40% 1,008
15 Mairs 60% 920
16 Moorse 50% 725
17 Maries 50% 655
18 Mories 33% 508
19 Mires 40% 460
20 Muers 60% 387
21 Amers 60% 361
22 Meeres 67% 302
23 Muras 40% 253
24 Marse 60% 232
25 Meres 60% 196
26 Emers 60% 167
27 Maers 60% 117
28 Maeers 67% 109
29 Mers 80% 105

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

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