Dolittle Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Dolittle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dolittle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Dolittle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dolittle Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dolittle occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dolittle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolittle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,295,379th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Dolittle occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dolittle reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States Dolittle exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Dolittle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dolittle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dolittle surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dolittle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dolittle surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dolittle last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Dolittle earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dolittle
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