Last name Shear (Shear 
, شير 
, 希尔 
) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Shear is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Pakistan, and Syria. Likewise, Shear is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Shear | Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| شير | Iran, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria |
| 希尔 | China |
| Шир | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine |
| thomas j. shear American politician, US (b. 1836) |
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| cornelius lott shear American botanist and mycologist (1865–1956), US (b. 1865) |
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harold e. shear American Admiral (1918-1999), US (b. 1918) |
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| byron d. shear US (b. 1869) |
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| theodore leslie shear American classical archaeologist, US (b. 1880) |
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joe shear American racing driver, US (b. 1943) |
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| sherwood william shear (b. 1892) |
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david b. shear United States ambassador, US (b. 1954) |
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wayne g. shear, jr. United States admiral, US (b. 1957) |
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| sue shear American politician, US (b. 1918) |
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tom shear American musician, US (b. 1971) |
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| barry shear American film director, US (b. 1923) |
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| amado tame shear Member of federal parliament, MX (b. 1927) |
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michael d. shear American journalist |
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emmett shear American businessperson, US (b. 1983) |
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