Shear Family History
Shear Name Meaning
English: nickname for a beautiful or radiant person or one with fair hair from Middle English scher schir ‘bright fair’ (Old English scǣre scīr). In addition the name may be a habitational name from Shere (Surrey) named from the word above. Possibly an altered form of German Schier .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022