Small Surname
Approximately 112,921 people bear this surname
Small Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the small'; compare Large, Bigg, Little, &c.
Robert le Small, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Smale, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard le Smale, Close Rolls, 9 Edward II.
Read More About This SurnameSmall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62,556 | 1:5,794 | 673 |
| England | 13,596 | 1:4,098 | 551 |
| Australia | 6,819 | 1:3,959 | 563 |
| Canada | 5,997 | 1:6,144 | 894 |
| South Africa | 4,690 | 1:11,552 | 1,437 |
| Jamaica | 3,717 | 1:772 | 146 |
| Barbados | 2,170 | 1:132 | 15 |
| Scotland | 2,068 | 1:2,589 | 479 |
| New Zealand | 1,831 | 1:2,473 | 346 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,201 | 1:1,136 | 168 |
| Northern Ireland | 844 | 1:2,186 | 451 |
| Panama | 760 | 1:5,148 | 582 |
| Guyana | 637 | 1:1,197 | 187 |
| Wales | 603 | 1:5,132 | 562 |
| Uganda | 554 | 1:70,468 | 7,816 |
| Ireland | 546 | 1:8,624 | 1,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Russia | 316 | 1:456,086 | 42,923 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 315 | 1:358 | 72 |
| Thailand | 236 | 1:299,315 | 51,621 |
| Iran | 219 | 1:350,605 | 23,438 |
| Venezuela | 156 | 1:193,616 | 5,355 |
| Bahamas | 148 | 1:2,647 | 354 |
| France | 134 | 1:495,692 | 69,430 |
| Afghanistan | 117 | 1:274,814 | 4,496 |
| Saint Lucia | 90 | 1:1,986 | 341 |
| Peru | 84 | 1:378,382 | 12,510 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 82 | 1:1,209 | 212 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| Belize | 63 | 1:5,642 | 954 |
| China | 56 | 1:24,416,457 | 1,335 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Cayman Islands | 51 | 1:1,253 | 164 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 47 | 1:2,348 | 405 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35 | 1:1,577 | 282 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:3,674 | 721 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 1:523,963 | 3,360 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Vietnam | 10 | 1:9,264,605 | 2,710 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Montserrat | 5 | 1:989 | 156 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 911 | 1:4,863 | 817 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,467 | 1:4,459 | 673 |
| Scotland | 2,028 | 1:1,846 | 339 |
| Wales | 126 | 1:12,448 | 758 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,991 | 1:3,350 | 398 |
Small (2,420) may also be a first name.
Small Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the small'; compare Large, Bigg, Little, &c.
Robert le Small, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Smale, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard le Smale, Close Rolls, 9 Edward II.
Adam le Smale, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Willelmus Smale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Smale, rector of Lerling, Norfolk, 1468: History of Norfolk.
1508. Nicholas Smale or Small: Register of the University of Oxford.
1621. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Small: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1731. Married — John Smale and Ann Collett: St. George, Hanover Square.
Richard Smale or Smail,, canon of Glasgow, a. 1329, 1337 (RHM., II, p. 10; Pap. Lett., II, p. 540) may be Richard Small, rector of the church of Rachou, 1348 (SCM., V, p. 246). Thomas Smale appears as witness in Roxburgh, c. 1338 (Dryburgh, 313), and Cristiana: widow of Thomas Small, held the vill of Estir Softlawe in Teuidalle, 1360 (Bain, IV, 50). William Small was a tenant of the Douglas in Linton, 1376 (RHM., II, p. 16). Simo Smale was a forestaller in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 1402; and John Smale was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1407 (NSCM., I, p. 2). Rinkin Small was witness in Prestwick, 1446 (Prestwick, p. 114), and John Smalle had a safe conduct to trade in England with Scottish merchandise, 1447 (Bain, IV, 1190). David Smal of Jedburgh is in record 1450 (RAA., II, 91), and Alexander Small, a native of Scotland, received letters of denization in England, 1503 (Bain, IV, 1731). Thomas Sma was tenant under Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 520), and Henry Smaill is recorded in Lessuden, 1657 (RRM., I, p. 141). Smaw 1565.
(English) Little, Slender [M.E,smal(le, smaill, etc., Old English smæl ( = Old Saxon O.H.Ger.
and Scandinavian smal] This name has been used as the English equivalent of the Irish Keelty (O’Caoiltigh) [from Irish caol, small].
A form, by translation, of Begg. It is also widelly used for Kielty, q.v., and variants in north-east Ulster. IF 307*
(English) The little or slender person.
Diminutive in person-equivalent to Little, Petit, &c.
Small Demographics
Average Small Salary in
United States
$42,960 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Small Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Small Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Small (Arabic: قليل, Bengali: স্মল, Marathi: माल, Russian: Смалл) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Small? popularity and diffusion
The surname Small is the 5,016th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 64,537 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Small live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Small is also the 150,669th most numerous forename on earth, held by 2,420 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 62,556 people, or 1 in 5,794. In The United States Small is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Small occurs in 137 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Small Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Small has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Small surname expanded 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 479 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Small Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Small surname is primarily Catholic (56%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Small surname are 3.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.02% being registered with the political party.
The amount Small earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning 336,774 kr per year; in Peru they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,021 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning R 283,800 per year; in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $51,655 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Small Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Small in the Bengali language | ||
| স্মল | smala | - |
| Small in the Marathi language | ||
| माल | mala | - |
| Small in the Russian language | ||
| Смалл | small | - |
| Small in the Arabic language | ||
| قليل | qlyl | - |
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Small Reference & Research
Small DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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