Greear Surname

239,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Greear Surname User-submission:

From the Late Greek name, "Gregorius", which means 'alert', 'watchful', or 'vigilant'.

Greear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6621:218,08621,204
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Greear Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Late Greek name, "Gregorius", which means 'alert', 'watchful', or 'vigilant'.

- morgan_mcgrath95

Greear Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Greear Come From? nationality or country of origin

Greear occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greear? popularity and diffusion

It is the 239,952nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. The last name Greear occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Greear live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,662 people, or 1 in 218,086. In The United States Greear is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 18 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Greear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greear has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greear surname are 5.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.04% registered to vote for the political party.

Greear earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning $37,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeaar921/
Greer9194,093/
Grear913,189/
Greier83848/
Greyer83419/
Greard83362/
Greuer8330/
Ghrear838/
Greare833/
Ghreer832/
Greerr832/
Grehar831/
Graear831/
Greerh831/
Greyar831/
Grreer830/
Greeor830/
Greyheart803/
Gregier77265/
Greiert77106/
Greyard7750/
Greiere7735/
Gregger7719/
Grehier7715/
Greyerz774/
Geeraer772/
Ngreyer771/
Greiher771/
Grayear771/
Grajear771/
Greyere770/
Greyheartt751/
Grier7320,521/
Graur736,727/
Gruer73822/
Groer73495/
Griar73245/
Greir7395/
Grair7384/
Graer7362/
Grayr7328/
Gryer7318/
Greor735/
Grjar732/
Gryar731/
Greur731/
Geerihar711/
Greyhard711/
Grauheer711/
Geereart711/
Greyhart711/
Grauer675,293/
Grayer672,439/
Gruyer67732/
Groyer67220/
Grojer67210/
Grawer67160/
Gríger6797/
Gréger6791/
Grower6790/
Graier6783/
Grajer6772/
Gräger6765/
Groier6758/
Griard6736/
Gruyar6724/
Ghrair6716/
Grihar6712/
Ghreir679/
Gréard679/
Grouer677/
Gruehr675/
Cgrier674/
Greyre674/
Grițar674/
Ghrier674/
Graysr673/
Grujar672/
Grayor672/
Grayheart672/
Gryier671/
Grayir671/
Grõger671/
Groehr671/
Griyar671/
Greirt671/
Greyerová671/
Grayjr671/
Geerheart671/
Greire671/
Grajur671/
Greyor670/
Gruier670/
Graird670/
Grieor670/
Geerehart670/
Grayar670/
Greoor670/
Grierr670/

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