Speare is a surname, a variant form of Spear also deriving from Middle and Old English ("spear"), variously intending a spearman, a spearmaker, or a person considered tall and thin in a manner reminiscent of a spear..
Notable people with the surname include:
Elizabeth George Speare (1908–1994), American children's author Frank Palmer Speare (1869–1954), the first president of Northeastern University Jamie Speare (born 1976), English footballer playing as a goalkeeper Paul Speare (born 1955), former member of Dexys Midnight Runners, The TKO Horns and The Expresso Bongo Orchestra Sally Speare Lutyens (1927–2005), composer, author, and librettist William Collins Speare (1915-1999), Canadian politician
See also Jack Speare Park Spear (surname) and Shakespeare (surname) Sphere (disambiguation)
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