Fear

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English

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Etymology

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  • As an English surname, from an obsolete noun meaning "traveler," represented in the second half of Old English gefera (comrade, companion).
  • Also as an English surname, from the root of the adjective fierce, and occasionally from the noun fear.
  • Also as an English surname, from the noun ferry.
  • Occasionally as an English surname of Norman origin, from La Fère in Aisne, possibly from Latin feretrum (bier).

Proper noun

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Fear (plural Fears)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fear is the 18502nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1493 individuals. Fear is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

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