Earp
See also: earp
English edit
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