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

Stears is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 280,304^th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,288,495 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Stears reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 804 people, or 1 in 450,820. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 12 percent are found, Louisiana, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Stears Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Stears has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stears surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 256 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stears Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stears last name is predominantly Quaker (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stears surname are 28.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stears earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning R 255,852 per year; in United States they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $41,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,609 CAD per year.