Earnest meaning | Last name Earnest origin

Following is the meaning of Earnest surname. Family name Earnest is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Earnest
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Earnest

Earnest is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Earnest has 7 characters long in length.

Earnest is common in United States country(ies).

Earnest is ranked 41802 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Earnest bearers increased by 1.3096 per cent in 2010 US census to 7968 since 2000, the surname slipped by 275 spots and ranked at 4452. The last name was found in around 27 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.72 87.79
Black 9.45 8.79
Hispanic or Latino 2.25 1.42
Others 1.51 1.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0.42

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Earnest

How popular is Earnest?

Earnest is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 11660 people have been found who wears Earnest as their family name. Earnest is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
464,493 Indonesia9
6,296 Guyana9
101,066 Zimbabwe5
67,494 South Africa3
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
14,054 China3
90,215 Germany3
18,625 Japan2
12,161 Wales2
10,284 Kuwait2
54,641 Sweden2
34,581 Chile1
7,895 South Korea1
169,904 Brazil1
174,544 Czech Republic1
16,640 Hong Kong1
31,584 Peru1
10,190 Bahrain1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
4,942 Libya1
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Celebrities having Earnest surname

Josh Earnest White House Press Secretary
Dakota Earnest Olympic athlete
Josh Earnest White House Press Secretary
Conrad Earnest Soccer player
Dakota Earnest Olympic athlete
Les Earnest Computer scientist
Greg Earnest Actor
Rachel Earnest Film producer
Loetta Earnest Actress
Kevin Earnest Film Score Composer
  • Michele Earnest, from 2011 drama, romance film Mary Marie, who portrayed Nurse.
  • Chad Earnest, from 2008 drama movie LexiBaby, who characterized Jack.

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