Bearb
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Frequency: (107)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Possibly a respelling of French Béard, a nickname for a gormless person, from a derivative of béer ‘to gape’.
GIVEN NAMES: French 9%. Aurelien, Camille, Micheline, Pierre.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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Mentioned in
Dansé Tout Les Soir
(1999 Album by Rodney Thibodeaux & Tout Les Soir)
Fürstenberg
(baronial family)
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