# Early (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,014 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,578 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,031 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.1% (13,855 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Early 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Early in the United States.

## People named Early

- Cleanthony Early, American basketball player
- John Early, American comedian and actor
- Stephen Early, American journalist (1889–1951)
- Margaret Early, American actress (1919–2000)
- Peter Early, American politician (1773-1817)
- Sarah Jane Woodson Early, American writer (1825-1907)

## Similar surnames

Earl, Earley, Earle.

## 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.