Fear Family History
Fear Name Meaning
English:: nickname for a sociable person from Middle English fe(a)re feer ‘comrade companion’ (Old English (ge)fēra). nickname for a proud or haughty person from Middle English fere feer ‘proud bold strong fierce’ (Old French f(i)er). nickname perhaps occasionally from Middle English fer(e) feer ‘fear’ (Old English fǣr). (of Norman origin): habitational name perhaps from La Fère in Aisne France or a topographic name from Middle English fare fere (Old English fær) ‘road passage ford ferry’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022