Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TEAR
There are approximately 998 people named Tear in the UK. That makes it the 7,196th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 16 are named Tear.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
TeareTeer
Tar
Tarr
Taro
Tara
Tari
Taira
Tarro
Ptar
Pter
Pters
Pteers
Taere
Tair
Tahr
Tare
Taare
Taeri
T'Er
Taree
Tarre
Taery
Taerie
Taer
Taari
Taara
Taerea
Tairs
The Tear surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
JNIAC TEAR. A contraction of MacAteer or Mac Anteer (in Irish, 3fac an t'aoir. " the son of a Carpenter." Ulster Journ. of Arclipeology, No. 20.