Is There a Sears Coat of Arms?

The Sears last name has English roots. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of Segar (sea, warrior), or of Sigehere (victorious, army)”.

Heraldry and the Sears name

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Sears, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Researching the origin

Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name. Related forms include Sear.

The 2010 census count for Sears in the United States was 32,206, good for rank 1,085. Get the complete Sears report, with a museum-style coat of arms.