Seear Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Seear Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sayer'; v. Sear. This is quite a modern variant—one more surname that owns the famous Segar for its parent.

1805. Married — Thomas Seear and Kezia Ivory: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Seear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3071:181,49216,346
Australia1071:252,29623,217
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Jersey51:19,8403,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Seear (26) may also be a first name.

Seear 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'; v. Sear. This is quite a modern variant—one more surname that owns the famous Segar for its parent.

1805. Married — Thomas Seear and Kezia Ivory: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A palatalized form of Segar, q.v.; and cp. Sayer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Segar, by elision of the G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Zier; a personal name.

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

Seear Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seear is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seear? popularity and diffusion

It is the 605,571st most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Seear reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 181,492. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, West Sussex, where 16 percent are found and Essex, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent are found and New Zealand, where 5 percent are found.

Seear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seear has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Seear last name expanded 379 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seear are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Seear earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.07% more than the national average, earning R 444,552 per year; in United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $56,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saeear91113/
Seeart9113/
Sheear918/
Seejar912/
Seeard912/
Seeyar911/
Sear893,889/
Seer892,554/
Seeharz8313/
Saehear8311/
Seeharr831/
Seehart830/
Seehard830/
Sheuear830/
Sehar8013,338/
Sheer8011,221/
Shear806,188/
Seyer803,453/
Seier801,669/
Searh80719/
Seyar80593/
Seare80545/
Sejer80308/
Seard80223/
Geear80152/
Seart8095/
Scear8039/
Searp8038/
Sejar8027/
Seeor8021/
Seiar8018/
Searr807/
Sceer807/
Seaor806/
Seuer806/
Szeer805/
Seerr804/
Saear804/
Siear802/
Seerh802/
Ceear801/
Soear801/
Seahr801/
Jeear801/
Suear800/
Seaur800/
Seuar800/
Searz800/
Seehardt777/
Seehaard775/
Sheheard773/
Sheeahar771/
Scheer7328,370/
Sheard738,037/
Seyyar732,805/
Shiear731,964/
Sajeer731,570/
Segger731,077/
Schear73773/
Sheare73716/
Sehier73403/
Shehar73244/
Sheyar73241/
Sheyer73108/
Seiert7399/
Szejer7364/
Sujeer7364/
Shejar7349/
Seharh7346/
Sheier7344/
Sheerr7339/
Seierø7328/
Sheuer7318/
Seahor7318/
Saweer7317/
Jeeyar7314/
Szeier7314/
Seaart7314/
Sehhar7313/
Sejare7311/
Seyier7311/
Saieer7311/
Sejerø7311/
Sayeer7310/
Seyert7310/
Seyaar739/
Szeuer739/
Sejeer737/
Seiyar737/
Szeyer737/
Shceer735/
Sehair735/
Seyard734/
Seeior734/
Shaear734/
Seuarz734/
Shheer734/
Shoear734/
Ssehar733/
Sehard733/
Seieer732/
Sceuer732/
Sheehr732/
Szheer732/
Seyere732/
Seiere732/
Sejere732/
Sejhar732/
Shseer732/
Saeeir732/
Seiher732/
Sayear731/
Zeyear731/
Sieard731/
Sieart731/
Shhear731/
Sejoar731/
Seahar731/
Seeord731/
Seyarr731/
Seyeer731/
Sheajr731/
Soweer731/
Seuart731/
Sheart731/
Seeyer731/
Sheaar731/
Seyoer731/
Shejer731/
Sehaor731/
Searhp731/
Zeeair731/
Soeyer731/
Seyher731/
Siyear731/
Sheerh731/
Shearz731/
Sijear731/
Sawear731/
Seeeer731/
Seharr731/
Seheir731/
Seihar731/
Seijar731/
Ceeyar731/
Sueair731/
Seehrh731/
Sajear731/
Sheahr731/
Sujear731/
Hsheer731/
Shearh730/
Seuard730/
Shearr730/
Sceare730/
Searph730/
Sieare730/
Sceyer730/
Shearp730/
Scheuer6710,986/
Zear679,953/
Saur678,463/
Gear677,610/
Siar675,004/
Sair674,785/
Soer672,005/
Scheier671,749/
Suer671,553/
Saer671,421/
Zeer671,128/
Syer67969/
Scheyer67953/
Seyr67701/
Seur67678/
Syar67630/
Sejr67484/
Shajeer67410/
Seir67275/
Jear67112/
Seejore6770/
Cear6761/
Sheiyar6752/
Sõer6746/
Shejeer6742/
Shehyar6739/
Seejoor6733/
Seor6727/
Shejare6725/
Sajr6721/
Sejerøe6716/
Seaourt6715/
Seierøe6713/
Sayr6713/
Ceer6712/
Schiear6710/
Siegier679/
Scheehr679/
Scheard678/
Shehiar676/
Shayeer676/
Shehair675/
Shijeer674/
Sehardt674/
Schejer674/
S'Geyer673/
Sayeard673/
Scheare672/
Seegger672/
Searova671/
Scegger671/
Schaear671/
Schearr671/
Shujeer671/
Shehgar671/
Seauier671/
Seieert671/
Shaieer671/
Seyarth671/
Seyyaar671/
Shceuer671/
Sheaord671/
Sheaour671/
Shearre671/
Seahart671/
Shegier671/
Sheejir671/
Seeioor671/
Shaeair671/
Seehorz671/
Searová671/
Szegier671/
Sxheier671/
Sehaart671/
Saheyar671/
Saieard671/
Saijear671/
Saehair671/
Saeheir671/
Shheerh671/
Shaeeir671/
Shaweer671/
Syaheer671/
Jeahear671/
Hsearhe671/
Saweard670/
Scheerr670/
Schuear670/
Shuieer670/
Seahard670/

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