# Fears (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fears/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,762 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,027 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 64,835 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (4,503 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Patronymic from Fear.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fears in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fears in the United States.

## People named Fears

- Peggy Fears, American actress (1903-1994)
- Jeremiah Fears, American basketball player (born 2006)

## Similar surnames

Farris, Ferris, Farias, Faris, Freas, Farès, Farish, Fowers, Frias, Frick, Fries, Freese.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.