Stears Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stears Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stears family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Dress Maker 5
Servant 4
Laundress 4
Cotton Powerloom Weaver 2
House Keeper 2
Farmers Son Labourer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Braid Maker 2
Nurse 2
Whitesmith 2
Jobbing Labourer 2
Labourer 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Reporter 1
Ship Wright 1
Labourer Salt Cooks 1
Assistant Machine Boot Closer 1
Cloth Dresser 1
Factory Works 1
Gas Engineer Clerk 1
Hardware Merchant 1
Machine Boot Closer 1
Mechanic 1
Medical Electrician 1

Stears Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steers 83% 4,271
2 Stares 67% 2,846
3 Stores 50% 1,540
4 Stears 100% 1,432
5 Stars 83% 527
6 Stairs 67% 479
7 Suters 67% 288
8 Storis 50% 243

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The surname Stears is the 4th most popular variant of Steers.

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