How common is the surname Earle?

8,672 people in the United States had the surname Earle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,603 Americans. It ranked 4,095th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Earle?

Sylvia A. Earle, American oceanographer, followed by Steve Earle.

Where is the surname Earle most common?

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

Is the surname Earle getting more or less common?

More common. 8,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,672 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Earle also a first name?

Yes. Earle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Earle

An occupational surname, carried by 8,672 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex E640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Earle is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Earl.

Earle is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,672 people named Earle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,603 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,373.

#4,095

rank among US surnames

8,672

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,900)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,086	Santoyo	8,692	35,521
#4,087	Peterman	8,690	35,529
#4,088	Clapp	8,689	35,533
#4,089	Pannell	8,687	35,541
#4,090	Keel	8,682	35,562
#4,091	Coppola	8,676	35,586
#4,092	Shorter	8,675	35,590

Who is named Earle

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named Earle identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Earles

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sylvia A. Earle
American oceanographer, born 1935
Steve Earle
American musician, born 1955
Franklin Sumner Earle
American mycologist (1856-1929)
Nathan Earle
Australian cyclist, born 1988
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)

Notable Earles come mostly from the United States (11), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Earle

Earle has the Soundex code E640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E640.

Questions

How common is the surname Earle?: 8,672 people in the United States had the surname Earle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,603 Americans. It ranked 4,095th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Earle?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Earle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Earle?: Sylvia A. Earle, American oceanographer, followed by Steve Earle.
Where is the surname Earle most common?: Wikidata records people named Earle in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Earle?: Earle is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Earle getting more or less common?: More common. 8,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,672 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Earle also a first name?: Yes. Earle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.