Earls is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Earls
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name Earls is a form of Erle. See Earle - Anglo-Saxon, eorl. Primarily a man - a man of valour or consideration-rir; afterwards a head, ruler, leader, or hero; and finally a noble man of the highest rank, equivalent to an "ealdor-man;" an Earl.

A form of Earl. Anglo-Saxon, eorl. Primarily a man - a man of valour or consideration-rir; afterwards a head, ruler, leader, or hero; and finally a noble man of the highest rank, equivalent to an "ealdor-man;" an Earl.

Descendant of an earl; one connected in some way with an earl's household; one who came from Earle, i.e., hill with an enclosure, in Northumberland.

The lastname Earls is variant of Earl. Descendant of an earl; one connected in some way with an earl's household; one who came from Earle, i.e., hill with an enclosure, in Northumberland.

How popular is Earls?

Earls is common in United States, Ireland, England, Canada.

Earls is ranked 56662 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Earls bearers increased by 4.62 per cent in 2010 US census to 6136 since 2000, the surname slipped by 201 spots and ranked at 5658. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.13 78.99
Black 17.1 16.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 1.35
Others 1.97 1.31
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.06 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.26
Earls is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 8946 people have been found who wears Earls as their family name. Earls is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Earls:
5,686 United States7,747
Countries with hundreds of Earls:
1,223 Ireland524
17,761 England272
24,674 Canada141
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,117 Australia96
3,269 Northern Ireland57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,411 Wales34
224,666 France18
28,765 New Zealand12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
305,602 Germany7
28,047 Scotland6

Earls Namesakes

  • Michael Earls, Jesuit priest, as well as a writer, poet, teacher
  • The Earls, popular recording group from the 1960s
  • Nick Earls, novelist from Brisbane, Australia

Earls Namesakes

  • Michael Earls, Jesuit priest, as well as a writer, poet, teacher
  • The Earls, popular recording group from the 1960s
  • Nick Earls, novelist from Brisbane, Australia

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