Pear

Pear Meaning & Origin

About Pear
The surname Pear is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "per," meaning "pear." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a pear tree or an occupational name for someone who grew or sold pears. The name Pear may also have been a nickname for someone with a pear-shaped body or facial features resembling a pear. Overall, the surname Pear is associated with the fruit pear and its various connotations.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pear is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pear: 406
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 51,281
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pear based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Pear is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PR
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 R
🌐 IPA
/pɛr/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pear in Braille

Here's how to represent Pear in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pear in braille

How to sign the name Pear using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pear using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pear in sign language

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