Fear

See also: fear

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from an obsolete noun meaning "traveler," represented in the second half of Old English gefera (“comrade, companion”).
• Also as an English surname, from the root of the adjective fierce, and occasionally from the noun fear.
• Also as an English surname, from the noun ferry.
• Occasionally as an English surname of Norman origin, from La Fère in Aisne, possibly from Latin feretrum (“bier”).

Proper noun

Fear (plural Fears)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fear is the 18502^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1493 individuals. Fear is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

• FERA, Fera, Rafe, fare, reaf