How Many People Are Named Fred Sears?

There are approximately 12 people named Fred Sears living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Fred with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sears. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 28,562,862 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Fred

Last Name

Sears

Fred: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Fred. The peak year was 1924 with 6,566 births. The average person named Fred today is 70 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Fred

In the 2020 Census, the first name Fred was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.44%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.52%) and Hispanic (6.94%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Fred in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Fred rose or fell over time.

White

74.44%

Black

13.52%

Hispanic

6.94%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.18%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.89%

Two or More Races

2.04%

Ancestry of the Sears Surname

The surname Sears was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Sears in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

80.07%

Black

10.93%

Hispanic

3.26%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.82%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.79%

Two or More Races

4.14%

How we calculated this

The first name "Fred" has an estimated frequency of 0.0327% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Sears" appears at a rate of 10.31 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Fred are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 12 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Fred

Fred Smith Fred Johnson Fred Williams Fred Brown Fred Jones Fred Garcia Fred Taylor Fred Thompson

Other people with the surname Sears

Michael Sears James Sears John Sears David Sears Robert Sears William Sears Edward Sears Adam Sears

Fred Sears: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Fred Sears?

We estimate approximately 12 people named Fred Sears are alive in the United States today. The first name Fred is shared by 111,984 Americans, and the surname Sears is shared by 35,343.

How rare is the name Fred Sears?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. The first name Fred is common and the surname Sears is uncommon.

Is Fred a male or female name?

Fred is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1924 and the average bearer today is 70 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Fred?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Fred was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.44%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.52%) and Hispanic (6.94%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

Try another name