Mearns

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Scottish habitational surname for someone coming from The Mearns, an alternative name for Kincardineshire, which is named as An Mhaoirne in Scottish Gaelic, from maor (“bailiff, steward, beadle”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Mear Root name
Adair Scottish Gaelic origin
Alastor Scottish Gaelic origin
Alistair Scottish Gaelic origin
Allister Scottish Gaelic origin
Alphin Scottish Gaelic origin
Angus Scottish Gaelic origin
Arbuckle Scottish Gaelic origin
Arbuthnot Scottish Gaelic origin

Popularity by Country

Mearns

Rank #762

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Mearns

Rank #38035

Frequency 548 people (0.2 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 97.08% Hispanic 1.82% Two+ 1.09%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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