Little Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Little Name Meaning: Either from a person of small stature or quite the oposite. Or the younger of two bearers of the same personal name.

Little is one of the oldest of English surnames. From Middle English littel.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Little Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Little family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 938
Agricultural Labourer 314
House Servant 164
Labourer 110
Farm Labourer 100
At Home 84
Dress Maker 66
Servant 64
Farm Servant 56
Coal Miner 52
Shoe Maker 41
House Keeper 41
Laundress 40
General Servant 39
Farmers Son 38
Annuitant 37
Carpenter 31
Errand Boy 28
Pauper 27
Gardener 26
Scholar At Home 26
Blacksmith 26
Cook 25
Ag Labourer 24
Tailor 24

Little Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Little 100% 84,300
2 Lettle 83% 433
3 Litle 83% 149
4 Lightle 71% 129
5 Lytle 67% 126

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The surname Little is the most popular version of all its varients

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