Vear Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Vear Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Vear family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Agricultural Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 8
Labourer 5
Farmers Son 4
Farmer 3
Farm Servant 3
General Servant 3
Labourer Wife 3
Domestic 2
Groom 2
Servant Domestic 2
House Maid 2
Printer 2
Nail Maker 2
Farm Work 1
Farmer 68 Acres 1
Farmers Wife 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Grocer 1
Grooms Wife 1
House Keeper 1
House Servant 1
Bookbinder 1
Carpenter 1

Vear Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Over 50% 5,103
2 Vere 50% 1,868
3 Vear 100% 1,829
4 Vare 50% 916
5 Virr 50% 487
6 Iver 50% 484
7 Veare 80% 461
8 Vero 50% 403
9 Aver 50% 394
10 Ever 50% 321
11 Vore 25% 131
12 Varo 50% 120
13 Ivor 25% 108

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The surname Vear is the 3rd most popular variant of Over.

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