Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DEAR
There are approximately 4,576 people named Dear in the UK. That makes it the 2,295th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 72 are named Dear.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
DeerDeere
Deare
Dar
Dair
Daer
Dara
Daerr
Daire
Daar
Daere
Daerre
Daehr
Dahr
Daaere
Daehre
Daera
D'Er
Daeri
Dairr
D'Ere
Daair
D'Eer
Daaerre
Daeres
Daery
D'Eere
Daerae
Daerra
Daaru
The Dear surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DEAR. 1. Appears to be synonymous with the Fr. family name Cher, the Latin Cams, &c. 2. Deor occurs in the Codox Exoniensis as a personal name. It is doubtless derived from the deer, so spelt in A-Sax.