How common is the last name Earl?

15,377 people in the United States have the last name Earl, about 1 in 19,438. It ranks #2,312 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

EARL

#2,312

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,377
About
1 in 19,438
This common or more
49.5%
Who bears it

Of the 15,377 people with the last name Earl, 70.6% reported their origin as White, 20.3% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Earl

#2,310 Stoner · 15,390#2,311 Reddy · 15,378#2,313 Joshi · 15,373#2,314 Ceballos · 15,364

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Earl, most common first.

#2,643 Early · 13,316#4,308 Earle · 7,973#47,529 Earll · 481

Also a first name

As a first name, Earl ranks #576 of 53,615, with 92,567 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 6,797 births. See Earl as a first name

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