Earle Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Earle Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Earle

The origin of the name Earle was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. The names Earle and Earl are of nickname origin from a person who served an Earl or Count. Other variants of these names include Earll, Hearle, Hurle and Hurll. This name is of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland , Scotland , and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a Roger le Erle from County Cambridge, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls' in the Year 1273. A Mary de Everard Earle was baptised at Saint James Clerkenwell in the Year 1705. A Robertus Erle was recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England , in the year 1379. In Ireland the name Earle is distinct from the County Galway name of Earls, the former name having been introduced into Ulster Province during the seventeenth century. The Irish name Early is derived from the Gaelic O'Maolmoicheirghe sept name of County Leitrim.