How rare is the last name Early?

13,316 people in the United States have the last name Early, about 1 in 22,447. It ranks #2,643 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

EARLY

#2,643

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,316
About
1 in 22,447
This common or more
51.1%
Who bears it

Of the 13,316 people with the last name Early, 70.5% reported their origin as White, 20.9% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Early

#2,641 Heck · 13,341#2,642 Morrissey · 13,333#2,644 Starnes · 13,312#2,645 Mesa · 13,306

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,312 Earl · 15,377#3,565 Earley · 9,756#4,308 Earle · 7,973#47,529 Earll · 481

Also a first name

As a first name, Early ranks #11,199 of 53,615, with 1,159 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 99 births. See Early as a first name

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