How rare is the last name Earnest?

7,614 people in the United States have the last name Earnest, about 1 in 39,256. It ranks #4,531 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

EARNEST

#4,531

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,614
About
1 in 39,256
This common or more
57.4%
Who bears it

Of the 7,614 people with the last name Earnest, 83.6% reported their origin as White, 8.6% as Black and 3.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Earnest

1 other last name also has 7,614 people.

#4,531 Seiler · 7,614

Either side of Earnest

#4,529 Colin · 7,617#4,530 Loper · 7,616#4,531 Seiler · 7,614#4,533 Vaca · 7,613

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Earnest, most common first.

#69,752 Earnst · 303

Also a first name

As a first name, Earnest ranks #1,794 of 53,615, with 16,573 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1926, with 1,159 births. See Earnest as a first name

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