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 62
Buckinghamshire 31
Berkshire 20
Cambridgeshire 22
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 107
Cornwall 13
Cumberland 130
Derbyshire 32
Devon 61
Dorset 1
Durham 176
Essex 148
Gloucestershire 78
Hampshire 70
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 21
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 15
Isle of Man 0
Kent 385
Lancashire 217
Leicestershire 97
Lincolnshire 123
London 664
Middlesex 137
Northumberland 74
Norfolk 281
Northamptonshire 224
Nottinghamshire 36
Oxfordshire 40
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 15
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 66
Somerset 56
Surrey 224
Sussex 179
Staffordshire 16
Warwickshire 68
Westmorland 57
Wiltshire 9
Worcestershire 9
Yorkshire 353

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 7
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 2
Glamorgan 94
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 5
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Earl Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Earl family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 62
Dress Maker 42
Living On Own Means 38
General Servant Domestic 34
Agricultural Labourer 29
Farmer 26
Housemaid Domestic 23
Laundress Wash 23
Carpenter 21
Cook Domestic 18
Domestic Servant 17
Scholar 17
Charwoman 14
Tailor 14
Bricklayer Labourer 13
House Maid Domestic 13
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 13
Gardener Domestic 12
Dock Labourer 11
Draper Assistant 11
Brick Layer 11
School Teacher 11
Carman 10
Errand Boy 10
Dressmaker 10

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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