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Dear
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dear de-ar dèar
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
English surname, related to the adjective en dear and noun en deer (from en ang deor wild animal, used in many senses).
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Dear is the 8906th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3677 individuals. Dear is most common among White (66.9%) and Black/African American (24.29%) individuals.
Anagrams
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