LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Earnest
Earnest is the 4,531st most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 7,614 people carried it — about 2.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Earnest are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White83.6%
Black8.6%
Multiracial3.1%
Hispanic3.0%
Asian American1.4%
Native American0.4%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#4,754
7,461
2000
#4,177
7,865
2010
#4,452
7,968
2020
#4,531
7,614