Family name Shears (Shears 
) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The family name Shears is characteristic of Grenada, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
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| Shears | Canada, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, Australia |
| ann shears (1755-1838) (b. 1755) |
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| augustus shears British clergyman (b. 1827) |
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| ernest shears British clergyman (b. 1849) |
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| james charles shears (1857-1924) (b. 1857) |
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| frank gould shears English businessman, GB (b. 1885) |
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| philip james shears British Army general, GB (b. 1888) |
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| george shears American baseball player, US (b. 1890) |
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| albert shears English footballer (1900-1954), GB (b. 1900) |
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| curtis shears American fencer, US (b. 1901) |
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| pauline mary beatrice shears (1912-2002) (b. 1912) |
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t shears Professor of Physics, GB (b. 1969) |
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| doug shears (b. 1923) |
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| philip shears British QC, GB (b. 1947) |
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| penelope a. shears badminton player, GB (b. 1949) |
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| larry shears American football defensive back, US (b. 1949) |
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