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

The last name Tear is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Tear is the 188,639^th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,251,917 people. Tear is mostly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Tear reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 545,281^st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 266 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 713 people, or 1 in 78,146. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 10 percent reside. Barring England Tear is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 15 percent reside.

Tear Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Tear has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tear last name expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tear Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tear surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tear earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $45,066 CAD per year.