Littlewood Surname

53,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Littlewood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littlewood,' a well-established West Riding surname, in which division of the county of York it first arose. The precise spot was seemingly in the neighbourhood of Holmfirth.

Johannes de Litylwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Littlewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,8691:9,4941,399
Australia1,2131:22,2553,069
United States9771:370,99232,902
Canada3501:105,27311,355
New Zealand3231:14,0202,443
Wales1501:20,6302,188
Scotland1081:49,5724,299
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Guernsey221:2,929767
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
France121:5,535,227269,324
Denmark111:513,15632,022
India101:76,706,538639,611
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8261:6,371983
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Littlewood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Littlewood,' a well-established West Riding surname, in which division of the county of York it first arose. The precise spot was seemingly in the neighbourhood of Holmfirth.

Johannes de Litylwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Litilwode, 1379: Poll Tax of York.

1576-7. German Fryer and Alice Littlewood: Marriage Lic. (London).

1664. Bant.—Ann, d. Robert Littlewood: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1754. Married — Joseph Littlewood and Joyce Sharp: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

A surname recorded in Ayrshire. There is a Littlewood near Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller in, or near, a small wood or grove; one who came from Littleworth (small homestead), in Berkshire.

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

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Littlewood Last Name Facts

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

Littlewood (Oriya: ଲିଟିଲ୍ଉଡ) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Littlewood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,950th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 771,250 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Littlewood live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 5,869 people, or 1 in 9,494. In England Littlewood is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Littlewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Littlewood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Littlewood last name expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 634 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 625 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 568 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 26 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Littlewood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States Littlewood are 3.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Littlewood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.99% more than the national average, earning R 425,340 per year; in United States they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $51,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Littlewood Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Littlewood in the Oriya language
ଲିଟିଲ୍ଉଡlitiluda-

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