Mears

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Old English

* As an English surname, variant of Mear, topographic surname for someone who lived by a pond, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”), or near a boundary, from ġemǣre (“boundary, border”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Meidhir, from meidhir (“mirth”). Compare Myers.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Mearse Derived from Mears
Acker Old English origin
Ackerley Old English origin
Ackley Old English origin
Adley Old English origin
Ainsley Old English origin
Akridge Old English origin
Alby Old English origin
Aldous Old English origin

Popularity by Country

Mears

Rank #1746

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Mears

Rank #3368

Frequency 9,706 people (3.6 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 89.75% Hispanic 1.45% Black 6.32% Asian/PI 0.54% Native Am. 0.47% Two+ 1.47%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Mears

Rank #258045

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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