Last Name DEAR

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Meaning	Nickname: The dear, precious, beloved, darling; or 'the deer,' a name similar to last names Stagg, Buck, Roe, etc.

Origin	English, Irish, Romanian

Rank	8,426 (2000 US census)	6,498 (1990 US census)

Count	3,602 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

68.1%, or 2453 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
23.88%, or 860 total occurrences, as black,
3.47%, or 125 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.36%, or 13 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.03%, or 73 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.17%, or 78 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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