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• Gear Origin and Immigration
  • Top Places of Origin for Gear
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  • Gear Immigration to the US by Year
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• Name History and Origin for Gear
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• Gear Surname Distribution
  Helpful, as you can decide where to start searching for Gear records. You can also find out where the majority of Gear families were living during the 19th century.
  • Distribution of Gear Families in the US in 1840
  • Distribution of Gear Families in the US in 1880
  • Distribution of Gear Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Gear Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Gear Total Records: 4  Origin of Gear, Meaning of Gear Origin: We have much info on both DeGears and McCarrons to share if anyone is interested, please contact us. Marge Surnames: DeGear Submitted by: Dwain and Marge DeGear Origin of Gear, Meaning of Gear Origin: Mary Elizabeth Gearhart that married Christian Trout. Their daughter Nancy married Henry Sevier Keathley. The Keathley's daughter married Alexander Nimrod Colyott. Surnames: Gearhart Submitted by: Shirley [Lee] Fagundes Origin of Gear, Meaning of Gear Origin: One who stands gaurd Surnames: Lageard Submitted by: Sara Origin of Gear, Meaning of Gear Origin: Name is believed to be of Scottish orgin. Spelling may had been Gair at first taken from the Galic word Gearr meaning short a name like this would be applied to someone short in stature. Surnames: Gearwar Submitted by: Jeff Gearwar 1/9/2009 7:31 AM Page 1 of 1

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