Earl

English aristocratic title

Earl Origin and Meaning

The name Earl is a boy's name of English origin.

Earl is a title name - brought to England by the vikings - that's out of fashion right now, unlike King and Duke. Its peak popularity was in the 1920s, which gives it a dusty great-grandpa feel, but there are also younger Earls in pop culture, like the reformed criminal in "My Name is Earl".

# 988 in the US

Earl Rank in US Top 1000

# 1194 on Nameberry

Earl Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Earl Popularity

Famous People Named Earl

  • Earl Warren
    U.S. Supreme Court justice and governor of California
  • Earl Kemp Long
    American politician, governor of Louisiana
  • Earl Joseph Watson
    American professional basketballer
  • Earl Simmons aka DMX
    American rapper
  • Earl Eugene Scruggs
    American bluegrass musician
  • Earl William Hebner
    American pro wrestling referee
  • Earl W. Bascom
    American painter
  • Earl "Curly" Lambeau
    American founder of the Green Bay Packers NFL team
  • Earl Woods
    father of golfer Tiger Woods
  • James Earl Jones
    American actor
  • Wentworth Earl Miller
    American actor

Earl in Pop Culture

  • "Goodbye Earl
    " song by The Dixie Chicks
  • Earl Hickey
    main character on TV's "My Name Is Earl"
  • Earl Sneed Sinclair
    character on TV's "Dinosaurs"
  • Earl Kinsella
    character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
  • Earl McKeever
    character on TV's "American Gothic"
  • Earl
    nickname of a car on TV's "MythBusters"
  • Earl Bassett
    character in movie "Tremors"
  • "Big" Earl
    character in video game series ToeJam & Earl
  • Earl
    character in animated series "Rocko's Modern Life"
  • Earl Harlan
    character in Welcome to Night Vale
  • E.A.R.L.
    short for Electronic Automatic Robotic Lighthouse, is a system that controls an automated lighthouse in Springfield.
  • Earl
    alien rapper from the "Toejam & Earl" video games for Sega Genesis, ToeJam is red and has three legs. Earl is fat and orange.
  • Earl Grey tea
    a special blend of tea , on Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain Jean,Luc Picard would order his Tea, "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot"