The title of Earl of Ancaster was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The holder was the senior holder of the Lord Great Chamberlainship. The Earls held the subsidiary titles of Baron Aveland and Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

Earls of Ancaster (1892)

• Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster (1830-1910)
• Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster (1867-1951)
• Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster (1907-1983)