Wear Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wear Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wear family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 226
Coal Miner 24
Agricultural Labourer 21
General Labourer 21
Living On Own Means 15
Living On Her Own Means 11
Dress Maker 11
Domestic Servant 10
Farmer 8
Labourer 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Draper 7
Joiner 6
General Servant 6
House Painter 6
Mason 6
Worsted Spinner 6
Painter 5
Cook 4
Grocer 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Errand Boy 4
Laundress 4
Worsted Weaver 4
Butcher 3

Wear Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ware 50% 38,178
2 Weir 75% 10,233
3 Wroe 25% 8,000
4 Wear 100% 7,626
5 Weare 80% 4,826
6 Wire 25% 3,136
7 Ewer 50% 2,590
8 Wier 50% 1,314
9 Were 50% 1,130
10 Weer 75% 785
11 Woore 40% 753
12 Ower 50% 547
13 Warre 40% 429
14 War 75% 376
15 Wair 50% 323
16 Woor 50% 287
17 Wore 25% 236
18 Wayre 40% 232
19 Wara 50% 210
20 Whare 60% 203
21 Wooer 40% 179
22 Weaire 67% 168

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The surname Wear is the 4th most popular variant of Ware.

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