Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
FEARS
There are approximately 162 people named Fears in the UK. That makes it the 15,796th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 3 are named Fears.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
FarsFares
Farres
Faehr
Far
Fahr
Fair
Faires
Faris
Farr
Faire
Fare
Fairs
Fahrs
Farrs
Faers
Farees
Faere
Fairrs
Faeris
Fahres
Farse
Faras
Farez
Faiers
Faeirs
Fairas
Faros
Faerris
Faeries
Faars
Faereis
The Fears surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FEARS. Probably the same as Ferris. E. Surn. ii. 95. Fear is, however, Gaelic for a man or hero.