Mears
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See also: mears
English
Etymology
- As an English surname, variant of Mear, topographic surname for someone who lived by a pond, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”), or near a boundary, from ġemǣre (“boundary, border”).
- As an Irish surname, from Ó Meidhir, from meidhir (“mirth”). Compare Myers.
Proper noun
Mears (countable and uncountable, plural Mearses)
- A surname from Old English.
- A census-designated place in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mears is the 3569th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9988 individuals. Mears is most common among White (87.98%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mears”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.