Lytell Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

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

Lytell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the little'; compare Bigg, Small, and Long. Sometimes affixed as a sobriquet on the least of two bearing the same name.

Johannes de Bland, et uxor, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Bland, littill, 1379: ibid.

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Lytell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Lytell (16) may also be a first name.

Lytell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the little'; compare Bigg, Small, and Long. Sometimes affixed as a sobriquet on the least of two bearing the same name.

Johannes de Bland, et uxor, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Bland, littill, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Tailliour, parws (i.e. parvus), 1379: ibid.

Johannes Tailliour, de Hyle, 1379: ibid.

William le Letle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Wiscard Litil, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John le Litle, Berkshire, ibid.

Julian Litel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1544-5. Simon Bedell and Margaret Litell, widow: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1619. Baptised — John, s. Davye Little: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A descriptive name, in Latin documents rendered parvus, 'little, small.' French petit (of unknown origin) is also used in old documents as an equivalent. Hugo parvus, clericus regis, in reign of William the Lion (Melros, p. 32). Hugo parvus, burgess of Dundee, c. 1202 (RAA., I, p. 96). R. parvus, chaplain, witnessed a charter in favor of the Hospital of Soltre, between 1214—40 (Soltre, p. 19). John Litill served on an inquest at Lanark, 1313 (Bain, III, 1420). An agreement was made between the abbot of Scone and Robertus dictus Lytil, 1332 (CSR., I, p. 105). In 1351 Martin Litill, who witnessed a charter by William, dominus vallis de Ledell, of the lands of Abirdowyr in Fife (RHM., II, p. 56), is probably Martin Lytill who in 1358 possessed the land of Cardvyn (ER., I, p. 563). Nichol Litil was one of the 'borowis for the earl of Douglas's bounds of the West March, 1368 (Bain, IV, 512). Adam Lityll was a tenant of the Douglas in the barony of Kilbucho, 1376 (RHM., II, p. 16). Duncan Petit was chancellor of the church of Aberdeen, 1426 (RMS., II, 54), and Johannes Petit, vicar of Lestalrig, 1448, appears also as J. Litill (Soltre, intro., p. xliv). The bequest of Clemens Litill in 1580 was the foundation of the library of Edinburgh University. The Littles occupied the lower part of Upper Eskdale and a portion of Ewesdale, and were recorded in 1587 as one of the unruly clans in the West March (APS., III, p. 466). Armstrong (Liddesdale, p. 184) gives the following additional forms of the name from public records: Litle, Littell, Littill Lytil, Lytle, Lyttille; plural: Litillis, Litles, Littilles, Lytills, Lytils, Lytles. See also Petty. Probably in some instances altered from Liddell, which see.

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

(English) The small or short man.

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

1. A person of diminutive stature. Like the French Le Petit, the German Klein, &c. 2. Perhaps the same as Liddell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lytell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lytell is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lytell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,064,392nd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lytell reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 16 people.

The last name Lytell is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 27 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Lytell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lytell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lytell surname grew 647 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lytell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lytell last name are 26.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.17% being registered with the party.

Lytell earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lythell9281/
Lystell929/
Lyttell920/
Lytel9195/
Litell8370/
Lyttel8348/
Letell8326/
Lytele833/
Leytel832/
Lythel830/
Lytill830/
Lytl800/
Littell772,685/
Lithell7797/
Leitell7714/
Listell775/
Lestell772/
Leatell771/
Lettell771/
Leutell770/
Litel73163/
Letel7324/
Loytl731/
Lithtell711/
Laittell710/
Leittell710/
Luitel6718,401/
Littel671,257/
Lestel67305/
Leitel67253/
Lytled67102/
Laitel6782/
Leteul6767/
Loitel6729/
Listel6714/
Leutel6711/
Lethel6711/
Lettel674/
Lietel674/
Lhetel671/
Lithel670/
Litelt670/

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