List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

This is a list of the 189 present earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It does not include extant earldoms which have become merged with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a list including these "hidden" earldoms as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of earldoms.

Order of precedence

The general order of precedence among earls is:

Earls in the Peerage of England
Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801

Earls in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland

Order	Title	Date of creation	Arms	Current holder	Age	Acceded	Peerage	Other earldoms	Heir
1	The Earl of Shrewsbury	1442		Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury		1980	England	Earl Talbot Earl of Waterford
2	The Earl of Derby	1485		Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby		1994	England	–
3	The Earl of Huntingdon	1529		William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon		1990	England
4	The Earl of Pembroke	1551		William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke		2003	England	Earl of Montgomery
5	The Earl of Devon	1553		Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon		2019	England
6	The Earl of Lincoln	1572		Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln		2001	England
7	The Earl of Suffolk	1603		Alexander Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk		2022	England	Earl of Berkshire
8	The Earl of Denbigh	1622		Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh		1995	England	Earl of Desmond
9	The Earl of Westmorland	1624		Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland		1993	England
10	The Earl of Lindsey	1626		Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey		1969	England	Earl of Abingdon
11	The Earl of Winchilsea	1628		Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea		1999	England	Earl of Nottingham
12	The Earl of Sandwich	1660		Luke Montagu, 12th Earl of Sandwich		2025	England
13	The Earl of Essex	1661		Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex		2005	England
14	The Earl of Carlisle	1661		George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle		1994	England
15	The Earl of Shaftesbury	1672		Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury		2005	England
16	The Earl of Portland	1689		Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland		1997	England
17	The Earl of Scarbrough	1690		Richard Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough		2014	England
18	The Earl of Albemarle	1697		Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle		1979	England
19	The Earl of Coventry	1697		George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry		2004	England
20	The Earl of Jersey	1697		William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey		1998	England
21	The Earl of Crawford	1398		Anthony Lindsay, 30th Earl of Crawford		2023	Scotland	Earl of Balcarres
22	The Earl of Erroll	1453		Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll		1978	Scotland
23	The Earl of Sutherland	1230 or 1275 or 1347		Alastair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland		2019	Scotland
24	The Countess of Mar	1114 or 1457		Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar		1975	Scotland
25	The Earl of Rothes	1458		James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes		2005	Scotland
26	The Earl of Morton	1458		Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton		2016	Scotland
27	The Earl of Buchan	1469		Henry Erskine, 18th Earl of Buchan		2022	Scotland
28	The Earl of Eglinton	1508		Hugh Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton		2018	Scotland	Earl of Winton
29	The Earl of Caithness	1455		Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness		1965	Scotland
30	The Earl of Mar and Kellie	1404 or 1565		James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar		1993	Scotland
31	The Earl of Moray	1562		John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray		2011	Scotland
32	The Earl of Home	1605		Michael Douglas-Home, 16th Earl of Home		2022	Scotland
33	The Earl of Perth	1605		James David Drummond, 10th Earl of Perth		2023	Scotland
34	The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	1606		Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne		2016	Scotland	Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
35	The Earl of Haddington	1619		George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington		2020	Scotland
36	The Earl of Galloway	1623		Andrew Stewart, 14th Earl of Galloway		2020	Scotland
37	The Earl of Lauderdale	1624		Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale		2008	Scotland
38	The Earl of Lindsay	1633		James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay		1989	Scotland
39	The Earl of Loudoun	1633		Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun		2012	Scotland
40	The Earl of Kinnoull	1633		Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull		2013	Scotland
41	The Earl of Elgin	1633		Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin		1968	Scotland	Earl of Kincardine
42	The Earl of Wemyss	1633		James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss		2008	Scotland	Earl of March
43	The Earl of Dalhousie	1633		James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie		1999	Scotland
44	The Earl of Airlie	1639		David Ogilvy, 14th Earl of Airlie		2023	Scotland
45	The Earl of Leven	1641		Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven		2012	Scotland	Earl of Melville
46	The Earl of Dysart	1643		John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart		2011	Scotland
47	The Earl of Selkirk	1646		John Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Selkirk		2023	Scotland
48	The Earl of Northesk	1647		Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk		2010	Scotland
49	The Earl of Dundee	1660		Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee		1983	Scotland
50	The Earl of Newburgh	1660		Filippo, 11th Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh		1986	Scotland
51	The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell	1662		Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell		1983	Scotland
52	The Earl of Dundonald	1669		Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald		1986	Scotland
53	The Earl of Kintore	1677		James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore		2004	Scotland
54	The Earl of Dunmore	1686		Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore		1995	Scotland
55	The Earl of Orkney	1696		Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney		1998	Scotland
56	The Earl of Seafield	1701		Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield		1969	Scotland
57	The Earl of Stair	1703		John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair		1996	Scotland
58	The Earl of Rosebery	1703		Harry Primrose, 8th Earl of Rosebery		2024	Scotland	Earl of Midlothian
59	The Earl of Glasgow	1703		Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow		1984	Scotland
60	The Earl Ferrers	1711		Robert Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers		2012	Great Britain
61	The Earl of Dartmouth	1711		William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth		1997	Great Britain
62	The Earl of Tankerville	1714		Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville		1980	Great Britain
63	The Earl of Aylesford	1714		Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford		2008	Great Britain
64	The Earl of Macclesfield	1721		Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield		1992	Great Britain
65	The Earl Waldegrave	1729		James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave		1995	Great Britain
66	The Earl of Harrington	1742		Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington		2009	Great Britain
67	The Earl of Portsmouth	1743		Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth		1984	Great Britain
68	The Earl of Warwick	1759		Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick		1996	Great Britain
69	The Earl of Buckinghamshire	1746		George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire		1983	Great Britain
70	The Earl of Guilford	1752		Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford		1999	Great Britain
71	The Earl of Hardwicke	1754		Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke		1974	Great Britain
72	The Earl of Ilchester	1756		Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester		2006	Great Britain
73	The Earl De La Warr	1761		William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr		1988	Great Britain
74	The Earl of Radnor	1765		William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor		2008	Great Britain
75	The Earl Spencer	1765		Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer		1992	Great Britain
76	The Earl Bathurst	1772		Allen Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst		2011	Great Britain
77	The Earl of Clarendon	1776		George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon		2009	Great Britain
78	The Earl of Mansfield	1776		Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield		2015	Great Britain
79	The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe	1789		Christopher Edgcumbe, 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe		2021	Great Britain
80	The Earl Fortescue	1789		Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue		1993	Great Britain
81	The Earl of Carnarvon	1793		George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon		2001	Great Britain
82	The Earl Cadogan	1800		Edward Cadogan, 9th Earl Cadogan		2023	Great Britain
83	The Earl of Malmesbury	1800		James Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury		2000	Great Britain
84	The Earl of Cork	1620		John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork		2003	Ireland	Earl of Orrery
85	The Earl of Westmeath	1621		William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath		1971	Ireland
86	The Earl of Meath	1627		John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath		1998	Ireland
87	The Earl of Cavan	1647		Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan		1988	Ireland
88	The Earl of Drogheda	1661		Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda		1989	Ireland
89	The Earl of Granard	1684		Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard		1992	Ireland
90	The Earl of Darnley	1725		Ivo Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley		2017	Ireland
91	The Earl of Bessborough	1739		Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough		2002	Ireland
92	The Earl of Carrick	1748		Thomas Piers Hamilton Butler, 11th Earl of Carrick		2008	Ireland
93	The Earl of Shannon	1756		Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon		2013	Ireland
94	The Earl of Arran	1762		Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran		1983	Ireland
95	The Earl of Courtown	1762		Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown		1975	Ireland
96	The Earl of Mexborough	1766		John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough		1980	Ireland
97	The Earl Winterton	1766		David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton		1991	Ireland
98	The Earl of Kingston	1768		Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston		2002	Ireland
99	The Earl of Roden	1771		Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden		1993	Ireland
100	The Earl of Lisburne	1776		David Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne		2014	Ireland
101	The Earl of Clanwilliam	1776		Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam		2009	Ireland
102	The Earl of Antrim	1785		Randal Alexander McDonnell, 10th Earl of Antrim		2021	Ireland
103	The Earl of Longford	1785		Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford		2001	Ireland
104	The Earl of Portarlington	1785		Charles Dawson-Damer, 8th Earl of Portarlington		2024	Ireland
105	The Earl of Mayo	1785		Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo		2006	Ireland
106	The Earl Annesley	1789		Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley		2011	Ireland
107	The Earl of Enniskillen	1789		Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen		1989	Ireland
108	The Earl Erne	1789		John Crichton, 7th Earl Erne		2015	Ireland
109	The Earl of Lucan	1795		George Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan		2016	Ireland
110	The Earl Belmore	1797		John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore		1960	Ireland
111	The Earl Castle Stewart	1800		Andrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart		2023	Ireland
112	The Earl of Donoughmore	1800		John Hely-Hutchinson, 9th Earl of Donoughmore		2025	Ireland
113	The Earl of Caledon	1800		Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon		1980	Ireland
114	The Earl of Rosslyn	1801		Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn		1977	United Kingdom
115	The Earl of Craven	1801		Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven		1990	United Kingdom		None
116	The Earl of Onslow	1801		Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow		2011	United Kingdom
117	The Earl of Romney	1801		Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney		2004	United Kingdom
118	The Earl of Chichester	1801		John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester		1944	United Kingdom
119	The Earl of Wilton	1801		Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton		1999	United Kingdom
120	The Earl of Limerick	1803		Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick		2003	Ireland
121	The Earl of Clancarty	1803		Nicholas Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty		1995	Ireland		None
122	The Earl of Powis	1804		John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis		1993	United Kingdom
123	The Earl Nelson	1805		Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson		2009	United Kingdom
124	The Earl of Gosford	1806		Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford		1966	Ireland
125	The Earl of Rosse	1806		Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse		1979	Ireland
126	The Earl of Normanton	1806		James Agar, 7th Earl of Normanton		2019	Ireland
127	The Earl Grey	1806		Alexander Grey, 8th Earl Grey		2023	United Kingdom
128	The Earl of Lonsdale	1807		William Lowther, 9th Earl of Lonsdale		2021	United Kingdom
129	The Earl of Harrowby	1809		Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby		2007	United Kingdom
130	The Earl of Harewood	1812		David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood		2011	United Kingdom
131	The Earl of Minto	1813		Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto		2005	United Kingdom
132	The Earl Cathcart	1814		Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart		1999	United Kingdom
133	The Earl of Verulam	1815		John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam		1973	United Kingdom
134	The Earl of Saint Germans	1815		Albert Elliot, 11th Earl of Saint Germans		2016	United Kingdom
135	The Earl of Morley	1815		Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley		2015	United Kingdom
136	The Earl of Bradford	1815		Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford		1981	United Kingdom
137	The Earl of Eldon	1821		John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon		2017	United Kingdom
138	The Earl Howe	1821		Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe		1984	United Kingdom
139	The Earl of Stradbroke	1821		Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke		1983	United Kingdom
140	The Earl Temple of Stowe	1822		James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe		2013	United Kingdom
141	The Earl of Kilmorey	1822		Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey		1977	Ireland
142	The Earl of Listowel	1822		Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel		1997	Ireland
143	The Earl of Norbury	1827		Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury		2000	Ireland		None
144	The Earl Cawdor	1827		Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor		1993	United Kingdom
145	The Earl of Lichfield	1831		Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield		2005	United Kingdom
146	The Earl of Ranfurly	1831		Edward Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly		2018	Ireland
147	The Earl of Durham	1833		Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham		2006	United Kingdom
148	The Earl Granville	1833		Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville		1996	United Kingdom
149	The Earl of Effingham	1837		Edward Howard, 8th Earl of Effingham		2022	United Kingdom
150	The Earl of Ducie	1837		David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie		1991	United Kingdom
151	The Earl of Yarborough	1837		Charles Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough		1991	United Kingdom
152	The Earl of Leicester	1837		Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester		2015	United Kingdom
153	The Earl of Gainsborough	1841		Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough		2009	United Kingdom
154	The Earl of Strafford	1847		William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford		2016	United Kingdom
155	The Earl of Cottenham	1850		Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham		2000	United Kingdom
156	The Earl Cowley	1857		Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley		2016	United Kingdom
157	The Earl of Dudley	1860		David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley		2013	United Kingdom
158	The Earl Russell	1861		John Russell, 7th Earl Russell		2014	United Kingdom		None
159	The Earl of Cromartie	1861		John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie		1989	United Kingdom
160	The Earl of Kimberley	1866		John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley		2002	United Kingdom
161	The Earl of Wharncliffe	1876		Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe		1987	United Kingdom
162	The Earl Cairns	1878		Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns		1989	United Kingdom
163	The Earl of Lytton	1880		John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton		1985	United Kingdom
164	The Earl of Selborne	1882		William Palmer, 5th Earl of Selborne		2021	United Kingdom
165	The Earl of Iddesleigh	1885		John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh		2004	United Kingdom
166	The Earl of Cranbrook	1892		Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook		1978	United Kingdom
167	The Earl of Cromer	1901		Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer		1991	United Kingdom
168	The Earl of Plymouth	1905		Ivor Edward Other Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth		2018	United Kingdom
169	The Earl of Liverpool	1905		Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool		1969	United Kingdom
170	The Earl Saint Aldwyn	1915		Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl Saint Aldwyn		1992	United Kingdom
171	The Earl Beatty	1919		David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty		1972	United Kingdom
172	The Earl Haig	1919		Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig		2009	United Kingdom		None
173	The Earl of Iveagh	1919		Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh		1992	United Kingdom
174	The Earl of Balfour	1922		Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour		2003	United Kingdom
175	The Earl of Oxford and Asquith	1925		Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith		2011	United Kingdom
176	The Earl Jellicoe	1925		Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe		2007	United Kingdom
177	The Earl of Inchcape	1929		Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape		1994	United Kingdom
178	The Earl Peel	1929		William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel		1969	United Kingdom
179	The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley	1937		Benedict Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley		2010	United Kingdom
180	The Earl of Halifax	1944		Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax		1980	United Kingdom
181	The Earl of Gowrie	1945		Brer Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie		2021	United Kingdom
182	The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor	1945		David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor		2010	United Kingdom
183	The Earl Mountbatten of Burma	1947		Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma		2017	United Kingdom
184	The Earl Alexander of Tunis	1952		Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis		1969	United Kingdom
185	The Earl of Swinton	1955		Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton		2001	United Kingdom
186	The Earl Attlee	1955		John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee		1991	United Kingdom		None
187	The Earl of Woolton	1956		Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton		1969	United Kingdom		None
188	The Earl of Snowdon	1961		David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon		2017	United Kingdom
189	The Earl of Stockton	1984		Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton		1986	United Kingdom

''Note: The precedence of the older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority.''