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
Living On Own Means 187
General Labourer 163
General Servant Domestic 121
Farmer 109
Dress Maker 108
Scholar 74
Coal Miner Hewer 70
Domestic Servant 66
Cook Domestic 65
Agricultural Labourer 62
Housemaid Domestic 41
House Maid Domestic 38
Cotton Weaver 37
Laundress Wash 35
At School 33
House Keeper 32
House Painter 32
Carpenter 31
Servant Domestic 31
Charwoman 29
Stone Mason 29
Dressmaker 28
Railway Clerk 27
Blacksmith 27
School Teacher 26

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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