Littledale Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Littledale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littledale,' a hamlet in the parish of Lancaster, Lancashire.

1605. John Littledale, of Ronray, Wills at Chester.

Littledale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Littledale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littledale,' a hamlet in the parish of Lancaster, Lancashire.

1605. John Littledale, of Ronray, Wills at Chester.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Littledale (Lancs), 13th cent. Liteldale, Litledale, Luteldale = the Little Valley [Old English lýtel + dœl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently an older and more correct form of Liddesdale, by which is intended the dale or basin of the river Liddel, in Roxburghshire. The family trace to the neighbouring county of Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire Or from Liddeldale; a location name in Roxburgh.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Littledale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Littledale occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Littledale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Littledale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Littledale occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Littledale are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Littledale is most frequent in: Texas, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 16 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Littledale is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 27 percent are found.

Littledale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Littledale has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Littledale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Littledale surname is primarily Episcopalian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Littledale last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Littledale earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 95.76% more than the national average, earning $97,258 CAD per year.

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