Gender: Male
On the name Earl Caldwell, Earl means Nobleman, Chief, Leader, Warrior, Prince. Caldwell means From the Cold Spring, Near a Cold Well.
The name Earl Caldwell is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Earl is commonly found in United States of America, South Africa, Canada, and 66 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Earl is recorded 7,590 times globally, ranking it as the 7,238th most common name worldwide.
Earl is most prevalent in United States of America, with 4,880 occurrences, making it the 944th most popular name in the country.
In United States of America, the name Earl is found among 1 in every 371 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #944 | 1 : 371 |
| South Africa | #2,581 | 1 : 3,369 |
| Canada | #1,409 | 1 : 973 |
| United Kingdom | #2,477 | 1 : 1,646 |
| Philippines | #618 | 1 : 1,179 |
| Jamaica | #366 | 1 : 521 |
| Saudi Arabia | #17,902 | 1 : 24,720 |
| France | #9,888 | 1 : 12,784 |
| Netherlands | #4,717 | 1 : 4,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | #8,650 | 1 : 13,448 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Earl from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Earl Welton "Teach" Caldwell was an American professional baseball pitcher whose career saw him win more than 330 games over 29 seasons, 1926 to 1954, including 33 victories in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies (1928), St. Louis Browns (1935–1937), Chicago White Sox (1945–1948) and Boston Red Sox (1948). Caldwell appeared in an even 200 games pitched in the majors, and in over 1,000 games overall.
Earl Caldwell is an American journalist. He documented the Black Panthers from the inside in 1969, and became embroiled in a landmark 1972 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court clarifying reporters' rights. The case started when the FBI pressured Caldwell unsuccessfully to be an informant against the Black Panther Party. He worked for The New York Times, the New York Daily News, The New York Amsterdam News and is on the radio in New York City. His career as a journalist spans more than four decades. He witnessed and chronicled some of the most important civil rights events from the 1960s onwards. He was the only reporter present when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Caldwell is a founding member of the steering committee of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, as well as the Washington-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. In 2009 he was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame.
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