Mearns

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English

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Etymology

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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).

Proper noun

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Mearns (countable and uncountable, plural Mearnses)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.

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Statistics

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  • 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.

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