Mearns

== English == === Etymology === Scottish habitational surname for someone coming from The Mearns, an alternative name for Kincardineshire, which is named as An Mhaoirne in Scottish Gaelic, from maor (“bailiff, steward, beadle”). According to Taylor (2006), perhaps ultimately from Pictish (cf. Welsh maeroni (“the office or district of a steward”). === Proper noun === Mearns (countable and uncountable, plural Mearnses) A surname from Scottish Gaelic. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Newton Mearns ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Mearns is the 46568th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 457 individuals. Mearns is most common among White (96.72%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mearns”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563. === Anagrams === Ermans, Ramsen, Maners, namers, ramens, Manser, re-mans, remans, enarms