Teare is a surname of Manx origin. Notable people with the surname include: Abby Sargent (née Teare; born 1977), Australian netball player Anthony Teare, last person in the British Isles to be sentenced to death Billy Teare, Irish storyteller Brian Teare (born 1974), American poet Cooper Teare (born 1999), American distance runner Debra Teare (1955–2018), American artist Donald Teare (1911–1979), British pathologist Eddie Teare (born 1948), Manx politician Ethel Teare (1894–1959), American silent film actress James Teare (1872–1909), Manx merchant navy officer Keith Teare (born 1954), American technology entrepreneur Kevin Teare (born 1951), American artist Nigel Teare (born 1952), British judge Scott A. Teare (born 1951), American scout