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Where Does The Last Name Earl Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Earl (Arabic: ايرل) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Earl.

How Common Is The Last Name Earl? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 15,100^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 197,559 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Earl live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Earl is also the 3,687^th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 285,392 people.

Earl is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 20,603 people, or 1 in 17,593. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 86 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Earl Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Earl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Earl surname rose 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Earl Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (72%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Earl surname are 14.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Earl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 130.02% more than the national average, earning 796,068 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,720 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.68% more than the national average, earning R 291,528 per year; in United States they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $42,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $49,454 CAD per year.