Earp
See also: earp
English
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Etymology
[edit]The definitive origin is unclear. Some are proposed, including Old English eorp (“swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”); or a connection to the placenames Ypres (Belgium) or Erpe (Netherlands).
Proper noun
[edit]Earp (countable and uncountable, plural Earps)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in the far east of San Bernardino County, California, United States, named after Wyatt Earp.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Earp is the 8536th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3855 individuals. Earp is most common among White (91.26%) individuals.
References
[edit]- Weekley, Ernest (1916): Surnames
Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Unincorporated communities in California, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States