Doolittle Surname
Approximately 10,238 people bear this surname
Doolittle Surname Definition:
(English) a nickname for an Idler [Middle English do, Old English dón, do + Middle English lytel, Old English lytel, little]
Doolittle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,686 | 1:37,421 | 4,627 |
| Canada | 419 | 1:87,937 | 9,722 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,166 | 1:15,862 | 2,021 |
Doolittle (31) may also be a first name.
Doolittle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) a nickname for an Idler [Middle English do, Old English dón, do + Middle English lytel, Old English lytel, little]
(English) From the French de l'hôtel, referring to one who lived in the mansion house or palace; a loafer or idle person.
I fear that the original owner of this name was a lazy fellow, though some of his descendants have been distinguished for zeal and industry.
Doolittle Demographics
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Doolittle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doolittle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Doolittle occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doolittle? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 50,153rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 711,813 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Doolittle reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Doolittle is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name in the world, held by 31 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9,686 people, or 1 in 37,421. In The United States Doolittle is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Doolittle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Doolittle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Doolittle surname grew 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Doolittle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Doolittle surname are 15.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.35% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Doolittle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $45,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $48,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doolittlle | 95 | 3 | / |
| Doolittles | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dootlittle | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dooloittle | 95 | 1 | / |
| Doolittler | 95 | 0 | / |
| Doollittle | 95 | 0 | / |
| Dolittle | 94 | 175 | / |
| Doolitle | 94 | 10 | / |
| Dollittle | 89 | 9 | / |
| Doolettle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doolittly | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doolitlle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doolitlee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doulittle | 89 | 0 | / |
| Doollitle | 89 | 0 | / |
| Doelittle | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dolitle | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dulittle | 82 | 11 | / |
| Dolettle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dolile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dolisle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dulitle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Doliole | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dolileer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dalile | 67 | 307 | / |
| Dolili | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dolila | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dolyle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dolily | 67 | 1 | / |
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Doolittle Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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