Mears

== English == === Etymology === As an English surname, variant of Mear, topographic surname for someone who lived by a pond, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”), or near a boundary, from ġemǣre (“boundary, border”). As an Irish surname, from Ó Meidhir, from meidhir (“mirth”). Compare Myers. === Proper noun === Mears (countable and uncountable, plural Mearses) A surname from Old English. A census-designated place in Oceana County, Michigan, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Mears is the 3569th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9988 individuals. Mears is most common among White (87.98%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mears”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563. === Anagrams === marse, reams, MASER, maser, rames, Seram, Mares, Armes, smear, Marse, mares