The Fears surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,762 people carried this name — #7,027 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,503 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Fears surname
Patronymic from Fear.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fears» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In print
Fears in American newspapers,
1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
In print
Fears in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.
7,498 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fears. The most, 1,291, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.4 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fears.
Who carried it
People named Fears,
with a public archive behind them.
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Peggy Fears 1903–1994 · actor -
Tom Fears 1922–2000 · American football coach -
Tom Fears 1922–2000 · American football coach
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Bobby Lee Fears d. 2007 · singer
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Constance Evelyn Fears 1895–1988 · painter
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J. Rufus Fears 1945–2012 · historian
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Fears,
in the records of 4 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States270 records
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 164
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 92
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Arnold L. FearsBorn 1922 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Shelby; bookkeeper from Monroe County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Jackson County Memorial Park, Pascagoula, Mississippi.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. war memorial War record Thomas Jefferson FearsBorn 1944; from Marion, Indiana. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1966 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.
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Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Johnnie Lee FearsU.S. Navy veteran. Born 1936, died 1999; buried at Laurel Land Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 270 records for Fears in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).
Australia19 records
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
- Queensland State Archives indexes 6
- Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
- Tasmanian Names Index 1
- State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Philip T. FearsArrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Oregon, aged 27; American.
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Philip T. FearsGrazier of Koonoomoo, Victoria; died 1902.
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Example: German emigration file, 1883 Emigration record William FearsLeft George Town in 1846 aboard the Shamrock, bound for Port Phillip.
Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 19 records for Fears in Australia.
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).
United Kingdom4 records
- St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
- War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Marg FearsBuried in 1845 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 46.
MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. -
Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919 War record H. FearsRoyal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record James FearsBuried in 1853 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 21.
MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Showing 3 of 4 records for Fears in the United Kingdom.
Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Canada2 records
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Catherine Ann FearsBuried in 1987 at St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Evanjaline FearsBuried in 1923 at St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.
City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).
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