Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel,^[1] and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "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 Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán". Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little"),^[1] especially the German name Klein during WWII.

People with the surname [edit]

• Andrew Little (disambiguation)
• Angela Little (disambiguation)
• Anna Little (disambiguation)
• Ann Little (1891-1984), American silent film actress
• Arthur Dehon Little (1863-1935), American chemist, chemical engineer and founder of consulting company Arthur D. Little
• Bentley Little (b. 1960), American author
• Betty Little (b. 1940), New York Senator
• Bingo Little, fictional character in stories by P. G. Wodehouse
• Booker Little(1938 - 1961), American jazz trumpeter
• Brian Little (disambiguation)
• Bryan Little (disambiguation)
• Carlo Little (1938-2005), British rock and roll drummer
• Cleavon Little (1939-1992), American film and theatre actor
• David Little (disambiguation)
• Donald Little, Manitoba judge
• Floyd Little (b 1942), American professional footballer
• Frances Little (1863-1941), pseudonym of American auther Fannie Caldwell
• Sir Frank Little (bishop) (1925 - 2008), Australian archbishop
• Frank Little (unionist) (1879 - 1917), U.S. trade unionist
• George Little (disambiguation)
• Gerry P. Little, New Jersey politician
• Grady Little (b. 1950), former Major League Baseball manager
• Henry F. W. Little (1842-1907), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• Ian Little, record producer
• Ian Little (footballer) (b. 1973), Scottish football player and manager
• Jack Little (1899-1956), British-born American singer, composer and actor
• James Little (disambiguation)
• Jason Little (cartoonist) (b. 1970), American cartoonist
• Jason Little (rugby player) (b. 1970), Australian rugby union player
• Jean Little (b. 1932), Canadian author
• Joan Little (b. 1953), African America acquitted of murder
• John Little (disambiguation)
• Joseph James Little (1841–1913), U.S. representative from New York, American printer and publisher
• Ken Little (born 1947), a modernist American sculptor
• Lawson Little (1910-1968), American professional golfer
• Lewis Henry Little (1817-1862), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War

• Malcolm Little (1925-1965), better known as Malcolm X
• Mark Little (disambiguation)
• Neil Little (b. 1971), Canadian former ice hockey player
• Nicky Little (b. 1976), Fijian rugby union player
• Ralf Little (b. 1980), English actor and comedian
• Rich Little (b. 1938), Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor
• Ricky Little (b. 1989), Scottish footballer
• Robert Little (disambiguation)
• Ross Little (b. 1990), English actor
• Russell M. Little (1809–1891), New York politician
• Stephen Little (b. 1954), American Asian art scholar, museum administrator and artist
• Steve Little (disambiguation)
• Stuart Little, fictional mouse in many of E. B. White's short stories, and in some films
• Syd Little (b. 1942), English comedian
• Tasmin Little (b. 1965), English violinist
• Thomas Little (disambiguation)
• Tony Little (b. 1956), American TV fitness personality
• Walter Little (politician) (1877-1961), Canadian politician
• Walter Little (rugby player) (b. 1969), New Zealand rugby player
• William Little (disambiguation)
• Zarah Little (b. 1981), American actress

See also [edit]

• Clan Little, a Scottish Border clan
• List of people known as the Little
• All pages beginning with "Little"
• Lyttle, a surname

References [edit]

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