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

The surname Dear is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 36,181^st most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 499,660 people. Dear occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Dear reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dear is also the 139,253^rd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 2,754 people.

The surname Dear is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,983 people, or 1 in 72,739. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Mississippi, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Aside from 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 occurrence of Dear has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 849 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 164 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dear Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Dear surname are 7.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.4% registered to vote for the political 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.