Pear Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pear Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pear family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 16
Labourer 7
Female Servant 6
Independent 6
Male Servant 4
Carpenter 4
Farmer 3
Shoe Maker 3
Railway Labourer 3
Laundress 2
Shop Keeper 2
Widow 2
Gardener 2
Servant 2
Butcher 1
Coach Painter Apprentice 1
Solicitors Clerk 1
Toll Collector 1
Army Pensioner 1
Apprentice 1
Victualler 1
Wool Comber 1
Journeyman Smith 1
Agricutural Labourer 1
Cord Wainer 1

Pear Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Poore 40% 4,690
2 Pear 100% 2,265
3 Poor 50% 2,236
4 Pare 50% 2,035
5 Peer 75% 1,730
6 Pirie 20% 1,259
7 Peare 80% 887
8 Prue 25% 674
9 Pair 50% 415
10 Pier 50% 381
11 Payre 40% 326
12 Paar 75% 300
13 Par 75% 259
14 Pearee 67% 232
15 Pure 25% 217
16 Proe 25% 178
17 Pore 25% 161
18 Pere 50% 139
19 Paire 40% 114
20 Perie 40% 103

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The surname Pear is the 2nd most popular variant of Poore.

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