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

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

Early is the 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.

One who came from Earley meaning "eagle wood," in Berkshire; dweller by the earl's meadow.

A form of the 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.

A liberty in the parish of Sonning, county of Berks.

Family name is the variant 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.

How popular is Early?

Early is common in United States, England, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Liberia, South Africa.

Early is ranked 23033 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Early bearers increased by 1.15 per cent in 2010 US census to 14014 since 2000, the surname slipped by 182 spots and ranked at 2578. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.23 75.77
Black 21.45 20.54
Others 2.15 1.4
Hispanic or Latino 1.97 1.15
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.38
Early is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 23543 people have been found who wears Early as their family name. Early is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Early:
2,325 United States19,592
Countries with thousands of Early:
5,628 England1,252
Countries with hundreds of Early:
1,247 Ireland514
6,818 Australia485
9,238 Canada444
2,591 Scotland232
3,495 New Zealand228
1,582 Northern Ireland185
2,875 Liberia147
34,295 South Africa141
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
91,711 Indonesia100
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,250 Wales35
143,912 Germany26
10,313 Singapore26
352,754 Thailand15
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
684,495 India9
10,125 China7
336,266 France7
486,533 Brazil6
55,922 Qatar6
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Patt Early was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 11, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Georgia from Liverpool. 21 years old Thomas Early, 20 years old Mary Early, Thaddy Early, aged 25, Mary Early (8), Michael Early, James Early (21) Dressmaker, Catherine Early, 24 years old Michael Early, and 164 other Early around 58.16% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster, tailoress, farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

D. Early worked as gentleman and hailed from Germany. 29 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool & Queenstown on City Of New York and arrived on September 11, 1865.

Early Namesakes

  • Mary Frances Early, first African-American to earn a degree
  • Sarah Jane Woodson Early, American educator, black nationalist
  • Margot Early, American author of mass-market fiction novels
  • Stephen Early, U.S. journalist and government official
  • Penny Ann Early, American athlete
  • Mary Early, sculptor living and working in Washington DC. Her three-dimensional works
  • Joseph D. Early, American politician
  • Biddy Early, traditional Irish herbalist
  • James M. Early, American engineer
  • Peter Early, American lawyer, jurist and politician
  • Quinn Early, former professional American football player
  • Steve Early, professional boxer, who fought out of Coventry
  • Donal F. Early, Irish psychiatrist
  • Gerald Early, American essayist and American culture critic
  • Orlando Early, American men's college basketball coach
  • Jake Early, American professional baseball player

Early Namesakes

  • Mary Frances Early, first African-American to earn a degree
  • Sarah Jane Woodson Early, American educator, black nationalist
  • Margot Early, American author of mass-market fiction novels
  • Stephen Early, U.S. journalist and government official
  • Penny Ann Early, American athlete
  • Mary Early, sculptor living and working in Washington DC. Her three-dimensional works
  • Joseph D. Early, American politician
  • Biddy Early, traditional Irish herbalist
  • James M. Early, American engineer
  • Peter Early, American lawyer, jurist and politician
  • Quinn Early, former professional American football player
  • Steve Early, professional boxer, who fought out of Coventry
  • Donal F. Early, Irish psychiatrist
  • Gerald Early, American essayist and American culture critic
  • Orlando Early, American men's college basketball coach
  • Jake Early, American professional baseball player

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