Cognomen Dear (Dear 
, 迪尔 , Дир 
) , worldwide, is a common last name. The surname Dear is habitual in Barbados, where it is quite a common surname, Macao, where it is quite a rare surname, and Jamaica. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia. Likewise, Dear is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Dear | China, Indonesia, United States, United Kingdom, Taiwan |
| 迪尔 | China |
| Дир | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
| Деар | Ukraine |
Chay, Cheah, Chia, Ché, Dare, Dea, Deer, Deering, Deir, Deor, Der, Dere, Deàr, Doring, Déar, Dêar, Dëár, Dëâř, Děár, Dểáŕ, Hsieh, Jair, Sa, Shea, Shei, Shieh, Sia, Sie, Tcha, Tchea, Tchia, Tjea, Tse, Tsia, Tạ, Xie, Xiè, Zia, Đêãr, Đëař, Са, שיה, دير, هساي, ถึงประเสริฐ, ถึงพันธ์, ถึงวงศ์, ถึงเกื้อ, ถึงเอี่ยม, ที่รัก, ที่รักษ์, สุดรักษ์, อั้งลี่, เรียนชอบ, サ, ディア, 勰, 協, 史, 舍, 西亚, 西亞, 謝, 谢, 谢氏, 사, Ｄear, Ｄeaｒ, Ｄeａr, Ｄéāｒ, Ｄｅar, and Ｄｅａｒ
| alf dear Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1878) |
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geoffrey dear British police officer, GB (b. 1937) |
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| buddy dear American baseball player, US (b. 1905) |
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| sydney william gauntlett dear (1909-1983) (b. 1909) |
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john dear Catholic priest from the United States, US (b. 1959) |
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| jim dear British sportsman, GB (b. 1910) |
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| jack dear Barbadian barrister, BB (b. 1925) |
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matthew dear American musician, US (b. 1979) |
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dear pricey rapper, BB |
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| michael a. gauntlett dear Peerage person ID=449477 (b. 1933) |
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| william dear American private investigator (b. 1937) |
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| brian dear English footballer (born 1943), GB (b. 1943) |
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| william dear film director, CA (b. 1943) |
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| michael dear Welsh geographer (b. 1944) |
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| ian dear (b. 1935) |
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