Lytell Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLytell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 233 | 1:1,555,618 | 105,142 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
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 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.
(English) The small or short man.
1. A person of diminutive stature. Like the French Le Petit, the German Klein, &c. 2. Perhaps the same as Liddell.
Lytell Demographics
Average Lytell Salary in
United States
$44,102 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lytell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lytell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lytell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lytell? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,064,392nd most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name Lytell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lytell are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 16 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States Lytell is primarily found in: Florida, where 27 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 0 percent reside.
Lytell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lytell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lytell surname rose 647 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lytell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lytell are 26.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.17% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lythell | 92 | 81 | / |
| Lystell | 92 | 9 | / |
| Lyttell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Lytel | 91 | 95 | / |
| Litell | 83 | 70 | / |
| Lyttel | 83 | 48 | / |
| Letell | 83 | 26 | / |
| Lytele | 83 | 3 | / |
| Leytel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lythel | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lytill | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lytl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Littell | 77 | 2,685 | / |
| Lithell | 77 | 97 | / |
| Leitell | 77 | 14 | / |
| Listell | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lestell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leatell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lettell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leutell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Litel | 73 | 163 | / |
| Letel | 73 | 24 | / |
| Loytl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lithtell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laittell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leittell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Luitel | 67 | 18,401 | / |
| Littel | 67 | 1,257 | / |
| Lestel | 67 | 305 | / |
| Leitel | 67 | 253 | / |
| Lytled | 67 | 102 | / |
| Laitel | 67 | 82 | / |
| Leteul | 67 | 67 | / |
| Loitel | 67 | 29 | / |
| Listel | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leutel | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lethel | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lettel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lietel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lhetel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lithel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Litelt | 67 | 0 | / |
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