Earl Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 24
Buckinghamshire 22
Berkshire 6
Cambridgeshire 62
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 44
Cornwall 31
Cumberland 74
Derbyshire 14
Devon 91
Dorset 4
Durham 79
Essex 26
Gloucestershire 69
Hampshire 51
Herefordshire 9
Hertfordshire 37
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 25
Isle of Man 0
Kent 177
Lancashire 69
Leicestershire 24
Lincolnshire 56
London 335
Middlesex 12
Northumberland 9
Norfolk 140
Northamptonshire 141
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 61
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 25
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 47
Somerset 52
Surrey 116
Sussex 71
Staffordshire 15
Warwickshire 48
Westmorland 17
Wiltshire 28
Worcestershire 13
Yorkshire 142

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 2
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 26
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 10
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Earl Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Earl family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 291
Agricultural Labourer 114
House Servant 47
Labourer 38
At Home 32
Farm Labourer 26
Servant 23
Laundress 22
Dress Maker 20
Pauper 18
House Keeper 18
General Servant 18
Carpenter 17
Annuitant 16
Scholar At Home 12
Shoe Maker 11
Wife Of Above 10
Errand Boy 10
Gardener 9
Home 9
Cook 7
Farm Servant 7
Grocer 7
Brazier 7
House Maid 6

Most Frequent Forenames for Earl

Name Census Frequency
William Earl 1,761
Mary Earl 1,580
John Earl 1,549
Elizabeth Earl 1,066
Thomas Earl 1,025
George Earl 992
James Earl 889
Sarah Earl 776
Charles Earl 619
Ann Earl 577
Henry Earl 519
Jane Earl 503
Joseph Earl 425
Robert Earl 407
Eliza Earl 391
Edward Earl 375
Ellen Earl 356
Alfred Earl 351
Alice Earl 343
Emma Earl 332
Emily Earl 323
Annie Earl 306
Margaret Earl 303
Frederick Earl 293
Richard Earl 252

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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