How Many People Have the Last Name Early?

14,014

people had the surname Early in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 21,053 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,578

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

4.75

In 2010

Largest Group

73.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+1.1%

+159 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Early (73.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Early ranks #1,926. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 75.8% to 73.2%.

White 73.2%
Black 21.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Early grew from 13,855 people in 2000 to 14,014 in 2010 (up 1.1%), and its rank fell from #2,396 to #2,578. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.14 to 4.75 people per 100,000.

20002010
People13,85514,014
Rank#2,396#2,578
Per 100,000 people5.144.75

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Early

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,575Estep14,037
#2,576Arndt14,031
#2,577Satterfield14,023
#2,578Early14,014
#2,579Moua14,013
#2,580Heck13,995
#2,581Fairchild13,993

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Early: E640

👤 Early as a First Name

Early is a first name too: about 1,222 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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