Spears Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Spears Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Spears family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 13
Living On Own Means 8
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Bricklayer 6
House Painter 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Commercial Clerk 3
Cook Domestic 3
Electrical Engineer 3
Tailor 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Coal Miner 3
Railway Labourer 3
Coachman Domestic 3
Domestic Servant 3
Servant Domestic 3
Tube Drawer Puddler 3
Coal Miner C Hewer 3
Cooper 3
Baker 2
Hardware Commission Agent 2
Housemaid Domestic 2
Joiner 2
Labourer Builder 2
Fisherman 2

Spears Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Spiers 67% 10,818
2 Spears 100% 4,584
3 Spires 50% 4,261
4 Spoors 67% 2,602
5 Speers 83% 651
6 Speirs 83% 540
7 Spours 67% 444
8 Spurs 67% 219
9 Spares 67% 180
10 Spers 83% 106

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The surname Spears is the 2nd most popular variant of Spiers.

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