Earley All

[earley-bird]

In researching my paternal line I had always assumed that my Earley ancestors were Irish but I'm beginning to wonder if thats true
I was surprised to see how many Earley's appeared in relative small areas such as Ringwood and Reading ( where there is a place called earley)

Has anyone else experienced this with their names ? is there any significance to name distribution over time and are there any sources I can look at to find the origins of this name