Popularity of the last name by country
Mexico
- Chihuahua (17)
- Distrito Federal (15)
- Durango (11)
- Sonora (11)
- Baja California (2)
- Campeche (1)
- Hidalgo (1)
- Jalisco (1)
- Morelos (1)
All countries
- United States (149,934)
- United Kingdom (144,222)
- Ireland (20,344)
- Australia (10,927)
- New Zealand (7,791)
- Canada (5,662)
- Unknown country (2,765)
- France (2,682)
- Germany (682)
- Colombia (472)
- Italy (306)
- Netherlands (268)
- China (261)
- Belgium (246)
- Switzerland (155)
- Mexico (142)
- Indonesia (134)
- India (127)
- Russian Federation (100)
- Lebanon (79)
- Spain (78)
- Egypt (73)
- South Africa (68)
- Poland (56)
- Turkey (55)
- Jamaica (53)
- Peru (53)
- Argentina (49)
- Austria (44)
- Greece (41)
- Paraguay (41)
- Denmark (40)
- Portugal (37)
- Sweden (37)
- Brazil (32)
- Philippines (32)
- Cuba (31)
- Panama (28)
- Israel (27)
- Norway (27)
Origine of last name
LITTLE : 1: English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic) or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name from Middle English littel Old English lȳtel (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Light">Light</a> 3).2: Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Began">Began</a>).3: Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’ e.g. French <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Petit">Petit</a> Polish Mały (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Maly">Maly</a> 1).4: Native American: translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on (or just composed of) a word meaning ‘little’ such as Navajo Hastiin Yázhí ‘Little Man’ (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Yazzie">Yazzie</a>). Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Littleman">Littleman</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Shorty">Shorty</a> 1.
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