Littleton Surname

35,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,701 people bear this surname

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

Littleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littleton,' parishes and townships in Cheshire, Dorset, Middlesex, Somerset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire.

Michael de Lutelton, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Littleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,1181:27,6313,459
England6671:83,5359,209
Australia3671:73,5588,644
Canada2221:165,97116,704
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Ireland601:78,4824,686
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Wales271:114,6128,773
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5331:45,7325,690
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1431:23,4342,936

Littleton (289) may also be a first name.

Littleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littleton,' parishes and townships in Cheshire, Dorset, Middlesex, Somerset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire.

Michael de Lutelton, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Lutleton, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Francis Littleton, Staffordshire, 1575: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Littleton, Worcestershire, 1576: ibid.

1590. John Litleton and Mereall Bromley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1751. Married — Joseph Littleton and Sarah Bury: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Littleton = the Little Farm or Estate [Old English lýtel + tún] This common place-name was Latinized de Parua Villa.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This is synonymous with Little in Co.

Down and so with Beggane. IF 306*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Littleton (small homestead), the name of various places in England.

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

Many places in various counties are so designated. The celebrated jurist, Sir Thomas Lyttelton, who had three sons, whose posterity were elevated to the peerage in each line, sprang maternally from Thomas de Luttelton, of co. Worcester, temp. Henry II. The surname probably originated at one of the several places called Littleton, in that county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Hampsh., Middlesex., Somerset, Surrey, Sussex., Wiltshire, Worcestershire.

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

Littleton Last Name Facts

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

Littleton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Littleton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,888th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 495,718 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Littleton reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 519,842nd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 289 people.

The last name Littleton is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,118 people, or 1 in 27,631. In The United States Littleton is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Littleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Littleton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Littleton surname expanded 612 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Littleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Littleton surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% registered with the party.

The amount Littleton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 286.34% more than the national average, earning R 918,084 per year; in United States they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $40,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $48,104 CAD per year.

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Littleton Reference & Research

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