Beary

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Beary (uncountable)

1. A Muslim people mostly living in the Karnataka state of India.
2. The dialect of Malayalam, spoken by Muslim communities in the Karnataka and Kerala states of India.

Borrowed from Irish Ó Béara.

Beary (plural Bearys)

1. A surname from Irish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beary is the 33596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 678 individuals. Beary is most common among White (91.3%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beary”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.

• Bayer, Earby, Yebra, barye, beray, by ear, yerba