Wears Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wears Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wears family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 34
Labourer 7
House Servant 5
Shepherd 4
Butcher 3
Dress Maker 3
Farm Servant 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Laundress 2
Mason 2
Ship Wright 2
Stone Mason 2
Cook 2
Cartwright 2
Servant 2
Baker Master 1
Bread Baker 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Copper Smith 1
Day Labourer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Forgeman 1
General Labourer 1
Traveller Silk 1

Wears Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Owers 60% 5,336
2 Ewers 60% 2,527
3 Wears 100% 2,130
4 Wares 60% 621
5 Wars 80% 366
6 Wiers 60% 196
7 Weirs 80% 179
8 Wires 40% 131

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The surname Wears is the 3rd most popular variant of Owers.

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