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 1,727
Labourer 217
Agricultural Labourer 216
Domestic Servant 115
General Servant 112
Coal Miner 81
Dress Maker 77
Servant 69
House Keeper 66
Farm Servant 54
Laundress 50
Farm Labourer 50
Gardener 44
Annuitant 43
Ag Labourer 43
Joiner 40
Carpenter 39
Blacksmith 37
Farmers Son 33
Farm Servant Indoor 33
Farmer 32
Tailor 32
Draper 31
Dressmaker 29
Shoe Maker 28

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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