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
Coal Miner Hewer 8
Dress Maker 4
Hair Dresser 3
Domestic Servant 3
General Labourer 3
Agricultural Cattle 3
Cook Domestic 2
Living On Own Means 2
Butcher 2
Coal Miner Putter Below Ground 2
Coal Trimmer 2
Colliery Labourer Above Ground 2
Engine Fitter 2
Green Grocer 2
Labourer Copper Works 2
Mason 2
School Teacher 2
Stone Mason Above Ground 2
Moulder Apprentice 2
Scholar 2
Mariner Engineer Fitters Labourer 1
Minaral Agent On N E R 1
Painter Engineer 1
Pig Iron Moulder 1
Pony Driver Boy Underground 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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