Bearman

English

Etymology

Occupational surname for a keeper of a dancing bear.

Proper noun

Bearman (plural Bearmans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bearman is the 34618^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 653 individuals. Bearman is most common among White (94.95%) individuals.

Further reading

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