Sear Surname

118,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Sear Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sayer' which see. All unmistakable descendants of the great Northern personal name that has made such an impression on English nomenclature. Sears is the genitive of Sear as Williams is the genitive of William.

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Sear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8281:30,4804,085
United States9921:365,38232,492
Australia3931:68,6918,159
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Iran1511:508,49430,000
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Wales351:88,4157,250
Cambodia341:455,5044,069
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Scotland221:243,35512,191
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
India91:85,229,487684,495
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
France31:22,140,907385,998
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1031:22,0993,112
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Sear (618) may also be a first name.

Sear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sayer' which see. All unmistakable descendants of the great Northern personal name that has made such an impression on English nomenclature. Sears is the genitive of Sear as Williams is the genitive of William. Sears = Searson.

Walter fil. Sere, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seer le Faber, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Seer de Freville, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Godwin Seer, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Seer, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1611. Married — William Searson and Alice Mason: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1790. — John Sears and Sarah Elliott: St. George, Hanover Square.

1795. — Edward Martindale and Mary Seare: ibid.

1807. — Thomas Wiltshire and Elizabeth Searson: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 palatal forms of Segar, Seger, q.v.

2 conf. with Sayer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Irish) Descendant of Segar (sea, warrior), or of Sigehere (victorious, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. See Sayer. 2. Serez, a place in the arrondissement of Evreux, in Normandy. 3. "The name-which has been written Sare, Sayer, Sayers-first occurs in the reign of Edmund Ironside, A.D., 1016, and, a few centuries after, the family are found possessed of landed estates in the county of Essex, some of which remained in the name as late as the year 1770." Dixon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Cornish British) From sair, a carpenter or sawyer; Welsh, saer; Gaelic, saor, a carpenter.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the German, Zier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The family of Sears, or Sayers as it was sometimes spelt in early times, for many centuries up to the close of the last century possessed landed estates in the adjoining county of Essex (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sear Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sear (Hindi: शेर) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sear click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sear? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,251st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,873,887 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Sear are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 335,616th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 618 people.

The last name Sear is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,828 people, or 1 in 30,480. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 10 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent live. Besides England it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Sear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sear has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sear surname expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 583 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sear Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sear are 13.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sear earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.29% less than the national average, earning R 113,388 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $59,897 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehar8913,338/
Shear896,188/
Searh89719/
Seyar89593/
Seare89545/
Seear89512/
Seard89223/
Seart8995/
Scear8939/
Searp8938/
Sejar8927/
Seiar8918/
Searr897/
Seaor896/
Siear892/
Seahr891/
Seaur890/
Seuar890/
Searz890/
Sar8658,252/
Ser869,374/
Sheard808,037/
Seyyar802,805/
Shiear801,964/
Schear80773/
Sheare80716/
Shehar80244/
Sheyar80241/
Shejar8049/
Seharh8046/
Seahor8018/
Seaart8014/
Sehhar8013/
Seeart8013/
Sejare8011/
Sheear808/
Seiyar807/
Sehair805/
Seyard804/
Ssehar803/
Sehard803/
Seejar802/
Seeard802/
Sejhar802/
Sieard801/
Sieart801/
Shhear801/
Seeyar801/
Seyarr801/
Sheajr801/
Sheart801/
Sheaar801/
Searhp801/
Shearz801/
Seharr801/
Seihar801/
Seijar801/
Sajear801/
Sheahr801/
Sujear801/
Shearh800/
Shearr800/
Sceare800/
Searph800/
Sieare800/
Shearp800/
Sher75444,265/
Sarr75339,406/
Sert7556,983/
Shar7555,256/
Sare7552,873/
Sere7525,564/
Saar7514,759/
Zear759,953/
Saur758,463/
Gear757,610/
Sarp755,644/
Siar755,004/
Sair754,785/
Sahr754,188/
Seer752,554/
Sehr752,357/
Serr752,323/
Soer752,005/
Sier751,717/
Suer751,553/
Saïr751,542/
Sart751,483/
Saer751,421/
Sard751,249/
Syer75969/
Seyr75701/
Seur75678/
Syar75630/
Sarh75608/
Szer75492/
Sejr75484/
Serp75325/
Seir75275/
Sser75215/
Szar75189/
Serd75139/
Serz75116/
Jear75112/
Sgar7594/
Serh7587/
Satr7565/
Hser7562/
Cear7561/
Saár7550/
Sõer7546/
Scar7545/
Sger7533/
Hsar7531/
Seor7527/
Sarı7523/
Sajr7521/
Sasr7516/
Sayr7513/
Sarz7512/
Åser758/
Zsar757/
Sjar756/
Scer755/
Sjer752/
Setr752/
Ssar751/
Sxar751/
Jsar751/
Sheiyar7352/
Shehyar7339/
Shejare7325/
Seaourt7315/
Seeharz7313/
Schiear7310/
Scheard738/
Shehiar736/
Shehair735/
Sehardt734/
Scheare732/
Searova731/
Schearr731/
Shehgar731/
Seauier731/
Seyarth731/
Seyyaar731/
Sheaord731/
Sheaour731/
Shearre731/
Seahart731/
Seeharr731/
Searová731/
Saheyar731/
Saijear731/
Hsearhe731/
Seehart730/
Seehard730/
Seahard730/
Sharp67169,075/
Sauer6798,219/
Sahar6744,443/
Shair6733,536/
Sayar6729,190/
Sağır6727,284/
Sayer6724,022/
Serre6716,576/
Sarre6712,450/
Soyer6711,877/
Sheer6711,221/
Shere6711,065/
Share6710,802/
Shaer678,657/
Scher677,294/
Shaar676,191/
Sheir674,235/
Shier674,133/
Shahr673,760/
Seyer673,453/
Shhar672,590/
Scarr672,544/
Sajor672,403/
Zeyar672,236/
Siyar671,822/
Seier671,669/
Saard671,471/
Sawer671,430/
Sherr671,413/
Saier671,299/
Sharr671,133/
Sajir67975/
Säger67887/
Schar67875/
Sağar67870/
Sower67860/
Saare67853/
Sojer67845/
Sahur67774/
Shard67703/
Geard67694/
Suyar67659/
Sujar67651/
Seure67550/
Sojar67534/
Sehrt67496/
Siehr67427/
Sajur67426/
Sierp67420/
Saart67404/
Sgier67389/
Sajar67383/
Scere67383/
Chear67380/
Sairh67377/
Siyer67353/
Shart67345/
Sherd67342/
Geare67336/
Sejer67308/
Sihar67306/
Sajer67299/
Cejar67295/
Soyar67279/
Sayur67275/
Sheor67270/
Ceard67265/
Sathr67262/
Soier67262/
Sahyr67254/
Siere67250/
Souer67231/
Siard67224/
Shiar67199/
Shoer67196/
Seire67185/
Jeyar67185/
Siare67177/
Sejor67160/
Geear67152/
Szert67149/
Siart67144/
Seere67144/
Sayor67141/
Sayrh67136/
Saird67128/
Serpp67125/
Sharh67120/
Sayir67117/
Shaur67115/
Süyer67113/
Siert67106/
Seyir67103/
Serzh67102/
Sájer6790/
Sherp6784/
Sujer6783/
Cehar6776/
Szier6774/
Sajór6769/
Serdt6762/
Saiar6762/
Sijar6761/
Sijer6758/
Sağir6758/
Sierz6757/
Syahr6756/
Hsair6754/
Shyer6752/
Sõerd6750/
Seore6748/
Szehr6748/
Saior6747/
Åsard6745/
Suyer6743/
Sethr6741/
Sehor6741/
Saiyr6740/
Sjair6737/
Sherz6736/
Sherh6736/
Sattr6735/
Shuer6732/
Zeare6731/
Ceyar6730/
Shyar6729/
Geahr6728/
Sejir6726/
Saair6725/
Geart6723/
Suier6723/
Shajr6723/
Sa'ar6721/
Sierr6721/
Åsare6721/
Seeor6721/
Ságer6720/
Syiar6719/
Ssere6719/
Sharz6719/
Sahrh6719/
Zeiar6718/
Shehr6718/
Saiur6718/
Sgair6715/
Sardh6715/
Scaar6714/
Siňar6714/
Saiir6714/
Ziear6714/
Seirp6713/
Shher6713/
Szaur6713/
Scier6712/
Seyyahar6712/
Shayr6711/
Gejar6710/
Shert6710/
Sardt6710/
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Shatr679/
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Jejar678/
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Seurt677/
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Seehardt677/
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Sheur676/
Sarzz676/
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Seuer676/
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Søger676/
Seurr675/
Sarph675/
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Ceart675/
Ceasr675/
Seour675/
Giear675/
Szeer675/
Såger675/
Shaheyar675/
Serrp675/
Sarøe675/
Szeir675/
Seerr674/
Seyre674/
Szard674/
Saitr674/
Saurt674/
Seerd674/
Sayrd674/
Sjaar674/
Siiar674/
Serrd674/
Serph674/
Sauër674/
Sasrt674/
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Syhar674/
Sartt673/
Sheheard673/
Saurd673/
Jeard673/
Sciar673/
Sjeer673/
Seyor673/
Saarh673/
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Syare672/
Saarr672/
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Shetr672/
Siarr672/
Shcer672/
Serhe672/
Seuir672/
Zearr672/
Geyar672/
Sairz672/
Zeatr672/
Zejar672/
Soehr672/
Shser672/
Seerz672/
Scerh672/
Sehyr672/
Syaar672/
Scarì672/
Hseer672/
Sshar672/
Serrr672/
Serhs672/
Sejre672/
Sajrh672/
Saatr672/
Seerh672/
Sarzh671/
Saerr671/
Saurz671/
Ceear671/
Jeiar671/
Zgear671/
Scarh671/
Scerr671/
Sceur671/
Shzer671/
Siaar671/
Seort671/
Sesre671/
Settr671/
Seuhr671/
Seihr671/
Sgert671/
Sgiar671/
Sheeahar671/
Syier671/
Ssare671/
Ssgar671/
Sertt671/
Zeart671/
Suerr671/
Saahr671/
Sarhh671/
Hsart671/
Serdd671/
Hsare671/
Zeuar671/
Åscar671/
Žehar671/
Zsere671/
Zsgar671/
Serpf671/
Sheïr671/
Sheyr671/
Shaïr671/
Ssher671/
Ssser671/
Sajòr671/
Sarpø671/
Sardd671/
Sayýr671/
Seoor671/
Sejrø671/
Sáyer671/
Séard671/
Søzer671/
Sızar671/
Syart671/
D'Sar671/
Ceajr671/
Cearr671/
Seyrd671/
Djear671/
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Serjs671/
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Szhar671/
Syyer671/
Szuer671/
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Xsejr671/
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Sheahard670/
Ceare670/
Saurr670/
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Sairp670/
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Gearh670/
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Serht670/
Geasr670/
Seoir670/
Soiar670/
Scahr670/
Seord670/
Scair670/

Sear Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sear in the Hindi language
शेरsera50
सेरsera25
शेइरse'ira25

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Footnotes

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