| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 15 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 30 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 5 |
| Lancashire | 7 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 51 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 13 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 9 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 24 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 14 |
| Labourer | 8 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Gardener | 3 |
| Ag Labourer | 3 |
| Servant | 3 |
| Land Holder | 2 |
| Painter | 2 |
| Painter's Daughter | 2 |
| Inn Keeper | 2 |
| Cord Wainer | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Miller | 2 |
| Silk Throwiter | 2 |
| Wife | 2 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Cook | 2 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer Wife | 2 |
| Pupil Teacher | 1 |
| Chelsea Pensioner | 1 |
| Police Constable | 1 |
| House Maid | 1 |
| Machine Maker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Shear | 129 |
| William Shear | 123 |
| John Shear | 109 |
| Elizabeth Shear | 84 |
| George Shear | 56 |
| Sarah Shear | 54 |
| James Shear | 43 |
| Ellen Shear | 42 |
| Henry Shear | 42 |
| Thomas Shear | 38 |
| Jane Shear | 37 |
| Frederick Shear | 35 |
| Ann Shear | 34 |
| Charles Shear | 34 |
| Joseph Shear | 34 |
| Emma Shear | 29 |
| Annie Shear | 28 |
| Eliza Shear | 26 |
| Louisa Shear | 22 |
| Richard Shear | 22 |
| Samuel Shear | 21 |
| Emily Shear | 20 |
| Martha Shear | 20 |
| Edwin Shear | 19 |
| Charlotte Shear | 16 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shore | 40% | 23,739 |
| 2 | Usher | 60% | 22,147 |
| 3 | Asher | 60% | 9,469 |
| 4 | Share | 60% | 4,812 |
| 5 | Shire | 40% | 2,895 |
| 6 | Sheer | 80% | 2,448 |
| 7 | Shear | 100% | 1,928 |
| 8 | Shier | 60% | 1,060 |
| 9 | Shere | 60% | 376 |
| 10 | Sher | 80% | 258 |
| 11 | Sohier | 50% | 248 |
| 12 | Shera | 60% | 229 |
| 13 | Sheere | 67% | 206 |
| 14 | Shair | 60% | 170 |
| 15 | Sheare | 83% | 144 |
| 16 | Shaer | 60% | 131 |
| 17 | Aisher | 50% | 122 |
| 18 | Shar | 80% | 119 |
| 19 | Isher | 60% | 105 |
The surname Shear is the 7th most popular variant of Shore.