# Earle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/earle/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Earl.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,672 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,095 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,603 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (8,373 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Earle in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Earle in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Earle

- Sylvia A. Earle, American oceanographer
- Steve Earle, American musician
- Franklin Sumner Earle, American mycologist (1856-1929)
- Nathan Earle, Australian cyclist
- Eyvind Earle, American artist (1916-2000)
- Justin Townes Earle, American musician (1982–2020)
- Augustus Earle, British artist (1793-1838)
- Joseph H. Earle, American politician (1847-1897)
- Josephine Earle, actress (1892–1929)
- Jack Earle, American actor (1906-1952)
- George Howard Earle III, American diplomat (1890-1974)
- William P.S. Earle, American film director (1882–1972)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Earl, Early, Earley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.