View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Dear Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dear is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dear? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 36,181^st most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 499,660 people. The surname Dear occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Dear are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dear is also the 139,253^rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 2,754 people.

The surname Dear is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,983 people, or 1 in 72,739. In The United States Dear is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Mississippi, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 109 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Dear Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dear has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 849 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 164 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dear Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dear last name are 7.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dear earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.66% less than the national average, earning R 133,884 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.58% less than the national average, earning $14,398,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $52,660 CAD per year.