Bearer

See also: bearer

English

Etymology

Possibly an occupational surname for a carrier or porter, from Middle English berere, but no evidence has been found that this surname became hereditary. Alternatively, it could be a variant of other surnames, such as Berrier, Berrow, or Berard.

Proper noun

Bearer (plural Bearers)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bearer is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Bearer is most common among White (94.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bearer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.