Littler Surname
Approximately 7,431 people bear this surname
Littler Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littleover,' a village in Derbyshire The name crept over the border into Cheshire, and remained firmly fixed there; compare the pronunciation Peevor for Peover, a parish in Cheshire John de Littelore, 1401: East Cheshire.
Read More About This SurnameLittler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,893 | 1:14,312 | 2,114 |
| United States | 1,529 | 1:237,056 | 22,722 |
| Australia | 821 | 1:32,881 | 4,350 |
| Canada | 309 | 1:119,241 | 12,570 |
| Wales | 202 | 1:15,319 | 1,670 |
| Swaziland | 202 | 1:6,427 | 396 |
| South Africa | 154 | 1:351,803 | 32,234 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 1:39,377 | 6,651 |
| Scotland | 61 | 1:87,767 | 6,275 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,902 | 1:12,816 | 1,930 |
| Wales | 90 | 1:17,427 | 1,032 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 425 | 1:118,162 | 11,577 |
Littler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littleover,' a village in Derbyshire The name crept over the border into Cheshire, and remained firmly fixed there; compare the pronunciation Peevor for Peover, a parish in Cheshire John de Littelore, 1401: East Cheshire.
Richard Lytler, 1582: ibid.
Ralph Litlor, 1602: ibid.
1588. Married — Geffray Mottershed and Jone Lytler: Reg. Prestbury, Ches.
Thomas Litler, of Eddisbury, 1570: Wills at Chester.
John Littler, of Chester, alderman, 1610: ibid.
1623-4. Buried — Robert Littleler, servant of Gilbert Allam: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1660. Married — Richard Littler and Ann Knight: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1796. Married — Edmund Littler and Elizabeth Henman: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Littleover (Derby; Chesh.) = the Little Place on the (River-) Bank [Old English lýtel + ófer, a river-bank, edge] Ranulph de Littelouere.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1303-4.
‘The Littleovers or Littlers held this Manor [Wallerscote] . . . Their name is local, from the hamlet of Little Over, and frequently occurs in early deeds as Lutelovre in the Leger Book of Vale Royal.’—Ormerod, Hist. Chesh. ii. 240.
Ormerod also mentions a Hugh de Lyttelo're, b. A.D. 1373.
The Derbyshire Littleover is in the parish of Mickleover or Greatover.
A corruption of Littleover, co. Derby. English Surn. i. 141.
Derived from the town, village, or hundred of Little Over, corrupted to Littler, in the county of Cheshire, England, where the family resided in the time of Edward I.
The Littlers possessed Wallerscote Manor in the 16th century; John Littler was mayor of Chester in 1603, and the name is still in the city; the name of Litler was represented in Tarven at the beginning, of the 17th century (O.).
User-submitted Reference
Re the origin of the name Littler, your history is correct as far as it goes. The original name was Latin: 'de parva overe', I believe.
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Littler Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Littler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Littler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Littler (Arabic: ليتلر) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Littler click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Littler? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 67,001st most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 980,695 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Littler are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 3,893 people, or 1 in 14,312. In England Littler is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 19 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 17 percent are found and Merseyside, where 15 percent are found. Excluding England Littler exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Littler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Littler has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Littler last name increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Littler Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Littler are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Littler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.23% more than the national average, earning R 383,136 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.53% more than the national average, earning $61,868 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Littler Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Littler in the Arabic language | ||
| ليتلر | lytlr | - |
| يتلر | ytlr | - |
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