Earl Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Earl Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Earl family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 626
Agricultural Labourer 71
General Labourer 49
Living On Own Means 29
Farm Labourer 27
Dress Maker 25
Domestic Servant 23
Farmer 21
Carpenter 21
Laundress 21
General Servant 19
Gardener 18
Labourer 17
Coal Miner 14
Living On Her Own Means 13
Tailor 13
General Servant Domestic 12
Brick Layer 11
House Keeper 11
Baker 11
Painter 10
Servant 10
Draper Assistant 10
Errand Boy 9
Clerk 9

Earl Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Earl 100% 26,656
2 Rule 0% 14,292
3 Earle 80% 13,504
4 Real 50% 3,888
5 Reel 25% 1,014
6 Oriel 20% 797
7 Ruel 25% 690
8 Rail 50% 594
9 Role 0% 510
10 Reale 40% 470
11 Earll 80% 385
12 Rale 25% 277
13 Rial 25% 254
14 Roole 20% 251
15 Riel 25% 241
16 Reil 25% 221
17 Arle 50% 215
18 Rool 25% 193
19 Erle 50% 161
20 Rile 0% 154
21 Ral 50% 149
22 Rol 25% 145
23 Reele 20% 132

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The surname Earl is the most popular version of all its varients

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