Shears

Shears Meaning & Origin

About Shears
The surname Shears is of English origin and is derived from the occupational name for a person who worked as a shearer or a person who used shears to cut or trim wool from sheep. The name is derived from the Middle English word "shear," meaning to cut, and was likely given to individuals who were involved in the wool trade or had a connection to sheep farming. The surname Shears therefore signifies an ancestral link to the occupation of shearing or wool cutting.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shears: 3,831
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 8,596
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.3

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shears 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 Shears is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XRS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IY1 R Z
🌐 IPA
/ʃirz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shears in Braille

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

The name Shears in braille

How to sign the name Shears using Sign Language

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

The name Shears in sign language

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