Speare Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Speare Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Speare family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 23
Coal Miner 4
Domestic Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Tin Miner 2
Carpenter 2
Hat Trimmer 2
Mason's Labourer 2
Plasterer 2
Cabinet Maker 1
Envellope Packer 1
Iron Labourer 1
Ivory Turner Worker 1
Joiner 1
Market Porter 1
Porter 1
Principal Of School 1
Sorter General Post Office Clerk 1
General Servant 1
Seaman Royal Naval Reserve 1
Railway Signalman 1
Agricultural Labourer Carter 1
Charwoman 1
Farm Labourer 1
Gardener Domestic Servant 1

Speare Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Soper 50% 13,058
2 Spear 83% 10,307
3 Speer 67% 2,350
4 Spoor 50% 2,223
5 Spier 50% 1,795
6 Spare 83% 1,705
7 Speare 100% 1,130
8 Spire 67% 544
9 Soaper 33% 500
10 Spur 50% 419
11 Spore 67% 370
12 Spiro 50% 277
13 Spoore 67% 259
14 Spour 50% 257
15 Saper 50% 242
16 Spree 50% 208
17 Super 50% 206
18 Asper 50% 184
19 Saperia 43% 130
20 Spir 50% 109
21 Spure 67% 109

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The surname Speare is the 7th most popular variant of Soper.

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