Doolittle Surname

50,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,238 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6861:37,4214,627
Canada4191:87,9379,722
England551:1,013,05650,089
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1661:15,8622,021

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) From the French de l'hôtel, referring to one who lived in the mansion house or palace; a loafer or idle person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

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Doolittle Reference & Research

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