Erle: Surname History and Family Crest

Search old registers for Erle and you will soon meet Earle too. The family name meaning is “Earl”, the same as for Earle. Erle is listed among the recognised spellings of Earle.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Erle surname had 237 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Erle, so the heraldry linked to Earle is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Erle surname pack.