How Many People Have the Last Name Earl?
people had the surname Earl in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 18,416 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+680 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Earl (72.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Earl ranks #1,690. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 74.5% to 72.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Earl grew from 15,347 people in 2000 to 16,027 in 2010 (up 4.4%), and its rank fell from #2,170 to #2,270. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.69 to 5.43 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,347 | 16,027 |
| Rank | #2,170 | #2,270 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.69 | 5.43 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Earl
👤 Earl as a First Name
Earl is a first name too: about 87,632 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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