Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LEAR
There are approximately 3,830 people named Lear in the UK. That makes it the 2,677th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 61 are named Lear.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
LeerLar
Lair
Lare
Lahr
Lara
Laire
Lahrs
Laere
Laehr
Laare
Laerz
Laeri
Laera
Laero
Laihr
Lairr
Laree
L'Ere
Laeres
Laery
Laarz
Laer
Laari
Laaro
Laara
Lahrz
Lahre
The Lear surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LEAR. Not from the personal name rendered illustrious liy the great dramatist, but from Lire, in tlie arrondissement of Evreux in Normandy. Mr. Ferguson thinks it may have come originally from Hler (Hleer) one of the names of the Neptune of Northern mythology.