How Many People Have the Last Name Earnest?
people had the surname Earnest in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 37,037 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+103 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Earnest (85.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Earnest ranks #3,371. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.8% to 85.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Earnest grew from 7,865 people in 2000 to 7,968 in 2010 (up 1.3%), and its rank fell from #4,177 to #4,452. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.92 to 2.7 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,865 | 7,968 |
| Rank | #4,177 | #4,452 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.92 | 2.7 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Earnest
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Earnest: E652
👤 Earnest as a First Name
Earnest is a first name too: about 20,737 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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