Little is a surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Middle Englishlittel[1] and the Old Englishlȳtel, which means "little."[2] In some cases, the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name.[1] Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296.[2] The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the IrishÓ Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán." Little can also be a translation of the FrenchPetit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little"),[1] especially the German name Klein during World War II.
^ abReaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 281, ISBN0-19-863146-4.
Surname list
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