Littlemore Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Littlemore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littlemore,' a liberty in the parish of St Mary the Virgin, partly in Bullingdon, partly in Oxford, two miles and a half from Oxford. Probably many spots would be similarly entitled.

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Littlemore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:98,26810,404
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Canada651:566,85547,218
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Wales331:93,7747,567
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Littlemore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littlemore,' a liberty in the parish of St Mary the Virgin, partly in Bullingdon, partly in Oxford, two miles and a half from Oxford. Probably many spots would be similarly entitled. There is one in Cheshire.

(Priorissa) de Lytlemore, Oxfordshire, 1273- Hundred Rolls.

1609. George Littlemore, of Chester: Wills at Chester.

1650. Thomas Littlemore, of Littlemore, Cheshire, gent: ibid.

1748. Married — Samuel Littlemoore and Ann Cantrell: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Littlemoor (Oxon), 13th cent. Lytlemore; or Dweller at the Little Moor [Old English lýtel + mór]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Oxfordshire.

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

Littlemore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Littlemore is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Littlemore? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 404,308th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Littlemore reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

Littlemore is most common in England, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 98,268. In England Littlemore is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 26 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Littlemore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Littlemore has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Littlemore Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Littlemore earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.5% more than the national average, earning $59,866 CAD per year.

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