Mears

• As an English surname, variant of Mear, topographic surname for someone who lived by a pond, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”), or near a boundary, from ġemǣre (“boundary, border”).
• As an Irish surname, from Ó Meidhir, from meidhir (“mirth”). Compare Myers.

Mears (countable and uncountable, plural Mearses)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A census-designated place in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mears is the 3569^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9988 individuals. Mears is most common among White (87.98%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mears”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.