How common is the surname Fears?

4,762 people in the United States had the surname Fears in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,835 Americans. It ranked 7,027th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fears?

Peggy Fears, American actress (1903-1994), followed by Jeremiah Fears.

Where is the surname Fears most common?

Wikidata records people named Fears in the United States.

Is the surname Fears getting more or less common?

More common. 4,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,762 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Fears

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,762 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fears is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

Patronymic from Fear.

Fears is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,762 people named Fears in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,835 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,503.

#7,027

rank among US surnames

4,762

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,881)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,021	Treat	4,765	64,794
#7,025	Blain	4,764	64,808
#7,026	Kindred	4,763	64,822
#7,027	Fears	4,762	64,835
#7,028	Welton	4,761	64,849

Who is named Fears

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

47% of people named Fears identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fearss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Fears

Fears has the Soundex code F620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F620.

Questions

Where does the surname Fears come from?: Patronymic from Fear.
How common is the surname Fears?: 4,762 people in the United States had the surname Fears in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,835 Americans. It ranked 7,027th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fears?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Fears identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fears?: Peggy Fears, American actress (1903-1994), followed by Jeremiah Fears.
Where is the surname Fears most common?: Wikidata records people named Fears in the United States.
What type of surname is Fears?: Fears is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Fears getting more or less common?: More common. 4,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,762 in 2010, up 5.8%.