Last name Earnest (Earnest 
, ארנסט 
, إرنست 
) , globally, is a common surname. The cognomen Earnest is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, and Nigeria. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Nigeria, and India. Likewise, Earnest is the forename as well as the last name.
| james earnest American politician, US (b. 1818) |
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| adele earnest American art collector, US (b. 1901) |
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| g. brooks earnest American academic (1902-1992), US (b. 1902) |
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conrad earnest American soccer player, US (b. 1957) |
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| altha earnest (b. 1909) |
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josh earnest White House Press Secretary, US (b. 1975) |
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| les earnest American computer scientist, US (b. 1930) |
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| peter earnest American intelligence officer, US (b. 1934) |
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| james david earnest (b. 1947) |
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| andrew george earnest (b. 1949) |
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| matthew earnest American theatre director (b. 1969) |
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| thomas w earnest researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8671-8424) |
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| tyler earnest researcher |
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| steve earnest Actor and author |
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| gary earnest college basketball player (1959–1961) Brigham Young |
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