Earl

English word name

"nobleman, warrior"

Earl Origin and Meaning

Variation of Errol

Earl Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Earl Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 4988 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Earl

• 1194 Nameberry 2024
• 961 Unique 2022

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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

The name 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"