Discovering the size of the STEERS ONS

The Guild of One Name Stuides WiKi defines the size of a study by the number of entries in the 1881 England and Wales Census. The size is defined as

1 – 30	Tiny
30 – 300	Small
300 – 3,000	Medium
3,000 – 30,000	Large
30,000 – 300,000	Extra Large
More than 300,000	Extra-Extra Large

In order to capture the size of my ONS I have taken the average number of "hits" from the main genealogy sites (Family Search, FMP and Ancestry). I have not yet checked all the "hits" for accuracy as this study is in its infancy; however I believe that by doing it this way I will have a relatively accurate overview of my task ahead.

Surname	Average occurrence in 1881 England & Wales Census	Size of Study
STEAR	212	Small
STEARES	7	Tiny
STEARS	187	Small
STEER	3,189	Large
STEERE	239	Small
STEERES	0	N/A
STEERS	553	Medium
All Above Variants	4,388	Large
STEARES, STEARS, STEERES & STEERS	747	Medium

As previously stated, I am going to concentrate my efforts on the STEARES, STEARS, STEERS and STEERS entries or I am likely to become overwhelmed by the data and this will inhibit the moving forward of the study in a meaningful way.

With this in mind I am classing the STEERS ONS as a "Medium".