The kear Surname

kear Name Meaning and History

English: occupational name for a locksmith, Middle English keyere, kayer, Old English c?gere, from c?g ‘key’ (see Care).

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The kear name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kear family name as far back in history as possible.

kear Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of kear Families in the US in 1920

Number of kear families

24-45

9-23

1-8

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Thread	Author	Replies
KEAR EMMA Forest of Dean	HelenPhillips85	7
Willard Fitton	dutch5352	0
kear	colinkear	0
Pontypool KEAR's	dazdjc	1
Obit: Charles KEAR The Record Courier 17 May 1934 pg. 1	rldrev	0
Obit: Jessie KEAR SWEASEY	rldrev	0
Obit: KEAR, Margaret Mitchell	rldrev	0
Peter Kear ancestry	Jim Kear	5
Pontypool KEAR's	dazdjc	0
Pontypool KEAR's	dazdjc	0

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