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

The surname Stears occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 280,304^th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,288,495 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Stears are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring 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 reside, Louisiana, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Stears Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Stears has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stears surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 256 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stears Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stears last name is principally Quaker (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stears surname are 28.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.13% registered with 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.