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 1,442
Agricultural Labourer 354
House Servant 125
Labourer 119
Dress Maker 81
Servant 70
Carter 62
General Servant 60
Coal Miner 53
House Keeper 51
Shoe Maker 44
Laundress 39
House Maid 38
Farmer's Son 37
Joiner 32
Gardener 31
Blacksmith 31
Carpenter 30
Cotton Weaver 28
Farm Servant 27
Shepherd 26
Domestic Servant 26
Groom 26
Tailor 24
Farmer 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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