Mears Surname
Approximately 22,340 people bear this surname
Mears Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mere,' from residence by a pool, with s as customary suffix in local surnames of one syllable; compare Holmes, Brooks, Briggs, Styles, Sykes, Milnes. Perhaps it represents the patronymic, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.
Read More About This SurnameMears Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,234 | 1:27,388 | 3,420 |
| England | 5,324 | 1:10,465 | 1,551 |
| Australia | 1,419 | 1:19,024 | 2,634 |
| Canada | 597 | 1:61,718 | 7,225 |
| Wales | 475 | 1:6,515 | 723 |
| New Zealand | 380 | 1:11,917 | 2,072 |
| South Africa | 182 | 1:297,680 | 28,740 |
| Scotland | 169 | 1:31,679 | 3,205 |
| Jamaica | 145 | 1:19,793 | 1,737 |
| Mexico | 79 | 1:1,571,218 | 16,633 |
| Ireland | 78 | 1:60,371 | 4,039 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 76 | 1:58,288 | 4,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,704 | 1:9,015 | 1,354 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:20,912 | 1,213 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:98,506 | 4,956 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,898 | 1:17,329 | 2,201 |
Mears (64) may also be a first name.
Mears Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mere,' from residence by a pool, with s as customary suffix in local surnames of one syllable; compare Holmes, Brooks, Briggs, Styles, Sykes, Milnes. Perhaps it represents the patronymic, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c. Then Mears = Mear's son.
Stephen atte Mere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Gregory de la Mere, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William ad le Mere. Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert atte Meere, Close Rolls, 4 Henry VI.
Henricus del Mere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Alex. Atte-mere, rector of Ashwell Thorp, Norfolk, 1337: History of Norfolk.
Henry Meare, of Hough, 1673: Wills at Chester.
William Meare, of Pott Shrigley, 1673: ibid.
Pl., or genit., of Mear, q.v.
“Pool” (Mere) in Old English.
(English) Dweller at, or near, the lake or pond; dweller at the boundary line.
A parish in Northamptonshire.
(English), Mere or Lake, March or Boundary.
Mears Demographics
Average Mears Salary in
United States
$43,913 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mears Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mears Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mears (Marathi: मेअसर्) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mears? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 24,222nd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 326,211 people. The last name Mears is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Mears reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mears is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 64 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 13,234 people, or 1 in 27,388. In The United States Mears is most common in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Mears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mears has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mears surname rose 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 445 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mears Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mears last name are 14.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.62% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mears earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning 335,630 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning R 230,832 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,152 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mears Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mears in the Marathi language | ||
| मेअसर् | me'asar | - |
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